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#56ROBERt BALkunAS6 - 1 / 2 9 0 / D TS e n i o r

B o c a r a T o n , F l a .B o c a r a T o n H Sl a c k a w a n n a J c

2009 (Jr.): Played and started 10 contests as a junior, missing the Towson con-test ... Tallied 33 stops, including 3.5 TFL ... Tallied a career-high five tackles versus Gardner-Webb, tying the mark the following week versus Presbyterian ... Regis-tered 1.5 TFL at Kent State, as well as getting 1.5 versus Gardner-Webb.

2008 (So.): Played in 12 games, making nine starts, and earning his first Coastal Carolina letter ... Recorded 17 total tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss, a half sack and one fumble recovery ... Recorded three tackles each against Colgate, Towson and Liberty ... Had 2.5 tackles for loss against Colgate and 1.5 tackles for loss, including 0.5 sack, against Towson ... Also broke up three passes on the year.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Walked on and redshirted at Florida State as a fresh-man ... Played in nine games for Lackawanna in 2007, recording 45 tackles, five sacks and two fumble recoveries ... Strongest member of the football program at Lackawanna with a 725-pound squat, a 415-pound bench press, and 340-pound power clean while also posting 32 reps of 225 on the bench press ... High School: Named to the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel First Team All-County his final two seasons at Boca Raton ... Selected to the Outback All-Star Game his senior year after totaling 52 tackles and six at Boca Raton ... Was also honored as a Second Team All-County and All-League as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Robert and Vicktoria Balkunas.

Balkunas’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12 - 9 6 11 17 5.0 - 9 0.5 - 1 0-0 3 1-0 0 02009 10-10 7 26 33 3.5 - 4 0 - 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0Total 22-19 13 37 50 8.5-13 0.5-1 0-0 3 1-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2008: Penn State 0-0-0; Colgate 2-1-3; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson 1-2-3; North Carolina A&T 1-0-1; Liberty 1-2-3; VMI 0-2-2; North Carolina Central 0-1-1; Stony Brook 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-1-1.2009: Kent State 1-3-4; Monmouth 0-3-3; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 1-1-2; VMI 0-4-4; Liberty 1-1-2; Stony Brook 0-2-2; Clemson 0-3-3; Gardner-Webb 3-2-5; Presbyterian 0-5-5; Charleston Southern 1-2-3.

#94BROOkS BARBAREE6 - 2 / 2 6 5 / D TJ u n i o r

D o u g l a S , g a .c o F F e e c o u n T y H S

2009 (So.): Played in three games, serving as a back-up tight end ... Had no of-fensive statistics.

2008 (RFr): Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, getting a pair of starts and garnering his first collegiate letter ... Recorded 39 tackles to rank seventh on the team, including 16 solos, on the season ... Added 5.5 tackles for loss for 19 yards and 2.5 sacks for 15 yards ... Had his top tackle games of the year against Colgate and at VMI, recording seven tackles, including three solos, in each ... Had five tackles at North Carolina A&T, including 2.5 sacks ... Also chipped in five tack-les against Liberty and four at Gardner-Webb ... Posted three tackles in his first collegiate game at Penn State.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Graduated in 2007 from Coffee, earning four letters

in football in his career ... Earned First Team Class AAAAA All-State accolades from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press his senior season, as well as being honored on the First Team All-Region squad and MVP of the defense for the Trojans ... Recorded 33 tackles for loss and 14 sacks his final season, leading his team to a 9-3 record and No. 6 ranking in the state ... Selected to the Georgia Pre-season All-State Academic Team his senior year ... Was named Second Team All-Region his junior season and honorable mention as a sophomore ... Also played catcher and first base, earning letters his first two years after leading the team in hitting ... Also ranked third in the state in weightlifting twice in his career ... Was an Academic Athlete all four years, as well as a member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Gregory and Dr. Beverly Barbaree.

BarBaree’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12-2 16 23 39 5.5-19 2.5-15 0-0 0 0-0 0 02009 played TE on offense Total 12-2 16 23 39 5.5-19 2.5-15 0-0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles2008: Penn State 3-0-3; Colgate 3-4-7; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 2-3-5; Liberty 2-3-5; VMI 3-4-7; North Carolina Central 0-1-1; Stony Brook 0-5-5; Gardner-Webb 2-2-4; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#82JuStIn BIRcH 6 - 4 / 2 3 5 / T eJ u n i o r

S u m m e r v i l l e , S . c .F o r T D o r c H e S T e r H Sn e w B e r r y c o l l e g e

2009 (RSo.): Saw action in six contests, getting the starting nod twice (Towson and North Carolina A&T) in a double tight end set ... Did not record any offensive statistics ... Credited with a fumble recovery in the Charleston Southern game.

2008 (So.): Practiced with the squad but did not see any playing time, retaining the year of eligibility.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Spent true freshman season attending Newberry Col-lege ... High School: Graduated in 2007 from Fort Dorchester ... Had 18 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown his senior year.

Personal: Son of Steven Birch and Shirley Birch.



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#65DAnnY BOnIfAS 6 - 2 / 2 2 5 / l SS e n i o r

i r m o , S . c .D u T c H F o r k H S

2009 (Jr.): Served as the team’s regular long snapper, playing in nine games ... Helped Coastal connect on 13-of-19 field goals and 20-of-22 extra points ... Logged one tackle on punt coverage.

2008 (So.): Played in 11 games as the short snapper, picking up his second Coastal Carolina letter.

2007 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games as the team’s snapper on field goals and extra points, earning his first collegiate letter... Also assisted on punt snapping duties in two games.

2006 (Fr.): Did not participate ... Spent the spring of 2007 practicing with the squad.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Gradu-ated in 2006 from Dutch Fork... Was a three-year letterwinner for the Silver Foxes, helping the team to an 8-5 mark his final year... Earned a place in the North/South All-Star Game his senior season after gar-nering All-State, All-Region and All-Area honors as a center and long snapper... Was one of the captains as a senior... Also lettered in track and field his senior year... Named to the Honor Roll...

Personal: Son of Stephen and Judy Bonifas.

#74BRYAn BROOkS6 - 6 / 2 9 0 / o lJ u n i o r

n o r T H c H a r l e S T o n , S . c .S T r a T F o r D H S

2009 (So.): Started all 11 games at right tackle ... Helped pave the way for first team All-American Tommy Fraser, who rushed for 671 yards in just six starts.

2008 (RFr.): Played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman, starting three of them and earning his first collegiate letter... Got his first start against Gard-ner-Webb and started the final three games of the season... Had a solo tack-le at Monmouth...

2007 (Fr.): Retained the year of eli-gibility after redshirting.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Gradu-ated in 2007 from Stratford ... Played on the offensive line at Stratford, help-

ing the Knights to the Region 7-AAAA football championship, the Division I-AAAA semifinals and a 12-2 overall mark his senior year ... Has only been playing football since his junior year.

Personal: Son of John Brooks and Lisa Brooks.

#52E.J. BROwn 5 - 1 1 / 2 1 5 / l BS e n i o r

g o o S e c r e e k , S . c .S T r a T F o r D H SS o u T H c a r o l i n a S T a T e

2009 (Jr.): Played in 11 games, starting three ... Ranked second on the team in tackles with 58 — two behind team leader Desmond Stewart ... Helped Coastal lead the Big South in sacks, getting three on the year ... Named the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28), helping the Chants defeat North Carolina A&T ... Recorded a career-best five tackles, including a pair of solo stops, a half-sack and his first career interception ... His 29-yard interception return in the second quarter set up a Chan-ticleers’ score ... Added a 26-yard interception return versus Stony Brook ... Tallied a career-high nine tackles versus VMI, adding eight against Liberty and Gardner-Webb ... Finished the season with seven stops each versus Presbyterian and Charleston Southern.

2008 (So.): Played in all 12 games for the Chants coming off the bench ... Recorded four solo and eight to-tal tackles on the season ... Had his best game at Presbyterian, record-ing three total tackles, including two solo stops ... Also had one tackle each against Penn State, Towson, Stony Brook, Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Spent his freshman year at South Carolina State but did not play for the Bulldogs ... High School: Graduated from Stratford in 2006 ... A three-year letterwinner for the Knights ... Earned High School Sports Report Statewide (All Classes) All-State honors, as well as All-Region and All-Lowcountry accolades his senior year ... Named All-Lowcountry Defensive Back of the Year his final season and Post and Courier’s Defensive Player of the Year after posting 177 tackles, two shy of the school record ... Also a participant in the North-South All-Star game where he was named South Squad Defensive Most Valuable Player after recording 11 tackles (nine solo) and a fumble recovery ... Was named to the All-Region Team, as well as the All-State and All-Lowcountry second team his junior year after recording 178 tackles ... Also competed in basketball.

Personal: Son of Joseph Brown and Lisa Watson.

Brown’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12-0 4 4 8 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0-0 0 02009 11-3 25 33 58 3.5-30 3.0-30 2-55 1 0-0 1 0Total 23-3 29 37 66 3.5-30 3.0-30 2-55 1 0-0 1 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2008: Penn State 1-0-1; Colgate 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; Liberty 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 0-0-0; Stony Brook 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Presbyterian 2-1-3; Charleston Southern 0-1-1.2009: Kent State 1-3-4; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson 2-2-4; North Carolina A&T 2-3-5; VMI 2-7-9; Liberty 3-5-8; Stony Brook 2-0-2; Clemson 1-2-3; Gardner-Webb 6-2-8; Presbyterian 2-5-7; Charleston Southern 3-4-7.



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#41MARLOn cAMPBELL5 - 1 1 / 2 0 5 / SS o p H o m o r e

g r e e n v i l l e , S . c .m a u l D i n H S

2009 (RFr.): Saw action in each of the last three games to earn his first letter ... Tallied one tackle in each of his games played.

2008 (Fr): Practiced but did not see any action as a true freshman, using the year to redshirt.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Lettered all four years for the Mavericks ... Named Defensive MVP his senior season ... Selected to all-region team in track his senior year ... Also earned a pair of letters in track and field his final two years ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Michael and Myrtleen Campbell.

CaMpBell’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 11-3 25 33 58 3.5-30 3.0-30 2-55 1 0-0 1 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State DNP; Monmouth DNP; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T DNP; VMI DNP; Liberty DNP; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Presbyterian 0-1-1; Charleston Southern 1-0-1.

#72JAMEY cHEAtwOOD 6 - 5 / 3 1 0 / o lr e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

B o i l i n g S p r i n g S , S . c .B o i l i n g S p r i n g S H S

2009 (Fr.): Practiced but did not see game action taking a redshirt.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned varsity letters his final three years at Boiling

Springs ... Selected to play in the 2008 North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach his senior year ... Named to the Class AAAA All-State squad by the High School Sports Report as well as Honorable Mention All-State from The State ... Also a First Team Spartanburg Herald-Journal All-Area honoree his final two years, as well as the team’s top offensive lineman ... Graded out at more than 90 percent and re-corded more than 60 pancake blocks his senior season.

Personal: Son of James Cheatwood and Linda Nicholls.

#7JAMIE cHILDERS 6 - 5 / 2 2 5 / Q BJ u n i o r

m T . p l e a S a n T , S . c .w a n D o H SH a r g r a v e ( v a . ) m i l i T a r y a c a D e m y

2009 (So.): Played in nine games, starting three (Towson, North Carolina A&T and Clemson) ... Completed 27-of-53 passes for 289 yards with six interceptions and three touchdowns ... Also, rushed 49 times for 163 yards with three scores ... Came off the bench to rush seven times for 54 yards with a TD, while completing all five passes for 38 yards ... Also had rushing TDs verus North Carolina A&T and Stony Brook ... Best game through the air was versus Towson, completing 9-of-13 for 110 yards and a score ... Other passing touchdowns came versus Liberty and

Charleston Southern.2008 (RFr): Played in just six

games as a reserve after sitting out most of the preseason drills due to illness, but still earned his first letter ... Rushed 22 times for 61 yards and one touchdown and was 6-of-17 for 47 yards and one score passing ... Had a season-high 21 yards rushing on seven carries and was 6-of-12 for 47 yards and one touchdown against Charleston Southern ... His effort against the Bucs included a 32-yard run and a 47-yard completion, both season bests ... Scored his only rush-ing touchdown against Liberty.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted the season and retained the year of eligibility ... Enrolled at Coastal Carolina Uni-versity for the 2007 spring semester and participated in spring drills ... Rated 37th top prep player by Ri-vals.com.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played at Hargrave Military Academy in Fall 2006 ... Threw for more than 1,300 yards, 13 touchdowns and just one interception with a 67-percent com-

pletion rate while splitting time with two other quarterbacks ... Also added more than 500 yards and five touchdowns on the ground ... Was on the Commandant’s List (3.75+ GPA) ... High School: Finished his career with more than 4,500 career passing yards and 41 touchdowns, posting a 25-7 record as a starter... Was 119-of-191 for almost 1,900 yards and 18 touchdowns (just two interceptions) through the air while adding 800 rushing yards and nine touchdowns his senior season at Wando in the school’s run-first system ... Earned High School Sports Report SCISA All-State honors, Honorable Mention All-State accolades from The State, First Team All-Lowcountry and a spot in the 2005 SCADA North-South All-Star Game ... As a junior had 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns passing with just over 500 rushing yards and six touchdowns, leading the squad to the Lower State final and the pro-gram’s first-ever playoff wins in school history ... Also played baseball at Wando, hitting .335 with four home runs and 20 RBI his final season, helping the Warriors to a 27-3 record, Region 7-AAAA title and No. 13 ranking in the country by USA Today ... Earned a place on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Mark and Lisa Childers.

ChilDers’ Career passinG statistiCs GP-GS Comp-Att-Int PCT YDS TD Long Avg/G2008 6-0 6 - 17 - 1 35.3 47 0 16 7.82009 9-3 27 -53 - 6 50.9 289 3 38 32.1Total 15-3 33 - 70 - 7 47.1 336 3 38 224

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe passinG (att-CoMp-int-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State DNP; Colgate 0-1-0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 0-3-0-0-0; Liberty 0-1-0-0-0; VMI DNP; North Carolina Central DNP; Stony Brook DNP; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 6-12-1-47-0.2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 9-13-1-110-1; North Carolina A&T 1-5-1-11-0; VMI 5-5-0-38-0; Liberty 3-9-3-18-1; Stony Brook 4-8-0-41-0; Clemson 2-9-1-13-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern 3-4-0-58-1.

ChilDers’ Career rushinG statistiCs GP-GS ATT GAIN LOST NET AVG TD Long AVG/G2008 6-0 22 110 49 61 2.8 1 32 10.22009 9-3 49 219 56 163 3.3 3 18 18.1Total 15-3 71 329 105 224 3.2 4 32 14.9

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe rushinG (att-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State DNP; Colgate 1-2-0; Monmouth 2-6-0; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 4-17-0; Liberty 6-11-1; VMI DNP; North Carolina Central DNP; Stony Brook DNP; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 2-4-0; Charleston Southern 7-21-0.2009: Kent State 2-(-4)-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 5-5-0; North Carolina A&T 4-35-1; VMI 7-54-1; Liberty 6-4-0; Stony Brook 11-21-1; Clemson 11-49-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern 3-(-1)-0.



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#88BEn cOLLInS 6 - 3 / 2 3 5 / T eS e n i o r

p e r r y , g a .H o u S T o n c o u n T y H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games ... Caught one one pass for five yard versus North Carolina A&T.

2008 (So.): Played in nine games with two starts, picking up his sec-ond letter ... Made starts against Colgate and Towson ... Had his first collegiate catch for seven yards against North Carolina Central.

2007 (Fr.): Played in eight games as a true freshman, earning his first letter... Did not have any recep-tions.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned Class AAAAA All-State First Team se-lection from the Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association ... Picked for the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Game, while also being honored on the All-Middle Georgia, All-Region and All-County squads ... Had 17 catches for 329 yards and three touchdowns while grading out at 87 percent blocking his senior season ... Was also All-County his junior season ... Posted 39 career receptions for 492 yards and four touchdowns ... Also played baseball for the Bears, earning two letters and being named the team’s outstanding defen-sive player his senior year ... Also lettered in golf as a freshman ... Was an honor graduate.

Personal: Son of George and Tina Collins... Father George played college foot-ball at Georgia, earning All-American honors in 1977, following that with playing for the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals and USFL’s Jacksonville Bulls.

#4kEOn cunnInGHAM S e n i o r

e D g e F i e l D , S . c .S T r o m T H u r m o n D H S6 - 1 / 2 0 0 / S

2009 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games, starting the final two contests of the sea-son (Presbyterian and Charleston Southern ... Finished the season with 22 tackles (16 solo) with three pass breakups ... Added a 13-yard interception return versus North Carolina A&T ... Closed the season well, getting two PBU versus Gardner-Webb, logging six tackles versus Presbyterian and recording three stops with a PBU versus Charleston Southern.

2008 (So.): Played in all 12 games, starting 10 of them ... Recorded 42 tackles with 23 solo shots, 2.0 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, a team-high three interceptions and five pass breakups ... His three interceptions tied for second in the Big South while his five pass breakups tied for seventh ... Recorded tackles in 11 contests, including a season-high five in four separate games ... Had five tackles and one interception in the victory at North Carolina A&T ... Also posted five tackles each at VMI, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian ... Recovered a fumble along with his three tackles against Colgate ... Posted four tackles with 1.0 tackles

for loss for 18 yards against Charleston Southern ... Had his other interceptions at Monmouth and VMI.

2007 (Fr.): Played in all 11 contests as a true freshman, starting in five of them, to earn a letter ... Had 30 total tackles, including 12 solos, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble ... Started the final two conference games against Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern ... Posted a season-high six tackles each, with five solos shots in both, at Delaware State and against Gard-ner-Webb ... Added a tackle for loss against Gardner-Webb .... Earned Big South Conference Freshman of the Week after recording five tackles, all of them solo, two tackles for loss (15 yards), one sack (13 yards) and an interception return for a touchdown against Presbyterian ... Had his first collegiate interception against Georgia Southern, returning it for 29 yards ... Had tackles in nine games overall.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Graduated in 2007 from Strom Thurmond ... A three-year starter for the Rebels... Named Class 3A All-State by High School Sports Report and ranked in The State’s Top 50, while being rated 32nd in the state among seniors on the High School Sports Report’s top 100 ... Was a SCADA North-South All-Star game selection his final season after posting 60 tackles, five blocked field goals and two interceptions, while averaging 43 yards per punt on 35 punts ... Named to The Augusta Chronicle’s South Carolina All-Area South team the past three years ... As a junior, had 58 tackles and three interceptions, earning First Team All-Area honors and helping the Rebels to the Class 3A State title (with current Coastal Carolina Assistant Coach Gary Smallen on the coaching staff) ... Recorded five picks as a sophomore, earning Honorable Mention All-Area ... Was named to the Honor Roll and Beta Club, while graduating in the top 10 percent of his class.

Personal: Son of Larry and Mary Cunningham.

CunninGhaM’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 11 - 5 22 8 30 4.0-33 2.0-27 2-86 1 0-0 1 02008 12-10 23 19 42 2.0-21 0.0 - 0 3-51 5 1-0 0 02009 11 - 2 16 6 22 0.0 - 0 0.0 - 0 1-13 3 0-0 0 0Total 34-17 61 34 95 6.0-54 2.0-27 6-150 9 1-0 1 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2007: Delaware State 5-1-6; Winston-Salem State 1-0-1; Georgia Southern 1-2-3; Jamesw Madison 0-2-2; Furman 0-0-0; Chowan 1-1-2; Presbyterian 5-0-5; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 2-0-2; Gardner-Webb 5-1-6; Charleston Southern 2-1-3.2008: Penn State 2-1-3; Colgate 3-0-3; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 1-2-3; North Carolina A&T 3-2-5; Liberty 0-2-2; VMI 4-1-5; North Carolina Central 1-3-4; Stony Brook 0-3-3; Gardner-Webb 3-2-5; Presbyterian 4-1-5; Charleston Southern 2-2-4.2009: Kent State 2-0-2; Monmouth 0-1-1; Towson 1-1-2; North Carolina A&T 1-1-2; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 3-0-3; Stony Brook 1-2-3; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Presbyterian 5-1-6; Charleston Southern 3-0-3.



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#36DOMInIquE DAvEnPORt 5 - 1 1 / 2 1 0 / SS e n i o r

B o n a i r e , g a .w a r n e r r o B i n S H S

2009 (RJr.): Started all 11 games at safety, finishing third on the team with 56 tackles and 20th in the Big South (5.0/game) ... Also ranked eighth in the confernce in tackles among defensive backs ... Picked off three passes, ranking second on the team, fourth-tied in the league (0.27/game) and 87th in the nation ... Showed no signs of rust recording six, seven and eight tackles in the three games of 2009 ... Added an interception versus Towson in the three-game swing ... Closed the season in fine fashion as well, getting eight stops versus Presbyterian and a career-high 11 versus Charleston Southern ... Also picked off two passes versus Charles-ton Southern.

2008 (Jr.): Played in four games, all starts, before an injury cut short his season ... Received a medical redshirt and retained the year of eligibility ... Still managed to post 39 tackles on the year with 25 solos, 14 assisted and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Opened the year with a team-high 10 tackles, three of them solo, and 1.0 tackles for loss at Penn State ... Set a new career best with a school-record 20 tackles, including a record-tying 11 solos, and 1.0 tackles for loss against Colgate ... Earned Sports Network National and Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors for his play against the Raiders ... Followed it up with six solos and eight total tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, in the win at Monmouth.

2007 (So.): Played in all 11 games, getting the starting nod in seven of them, including the last six of the year, and earning his second letter ... Recorded 37 solo and 61 total tackles on the year, ranking second on the team and 11th in the Big South at 6.4 tackles per game ... Also had 5.5 tackles for 25 yards of loss and one fumble recovery ... Had a career-best nine tackles, including eight solos, in the home win over VMI ... Also had eight tackles each at Furman and against Presby-terian ... Recorded 26 combined tackles, including 4.5 for 22 yards of loss, in the four Big South contests ... Had seven tackles (six solos) with 2.0 tackles for loss in the home win over Gardner-Webb.

2006 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, getting his first collegiate start at Gardner-Webb, and earned his first Coastal Carolina letter... Recorded 35

tackles on the season, 14 of them solo... Had a season-high seven tackles at Gard-ner-Webb and at Appalachian State... Also posted six tackles at Winston-Salem State... Had five tackles, including three solo, and 0.5 tackle for loss...

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was a three-year letterwinner at Warner Robins, fin-ishing No. 4 on the career interceptions chart with 12 ... For his career, recorded 162 tackles, five tackles-for-loss, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown ... Also had 55 rushes for 317 yards and 14 receptions for 288 yards and five combined touchdowns ... As a senior recorded 60 tackles, five interceptions, one fumble re-covery and one touchdown, earning Honorable Mention All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Was also honored as First Team All-Middle Geor-gia and All-Houston County ... Selected to play in the Georgia All-Star game and earned the team’s MVP award ... Also averaged 36 yards per punt his final season ... Selected to the 2005 Preseason Academic All-State team ... Was a key part of the 2004 squad that won the Regional 3-AAAA and State AAAA titles, as he was named All-State that year by the Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Associa-tion after posting 92 tackles and seven interceptions ... Was an Honor Graduate in 2006 and also named to Who’s Who Among High School Students.

Personal: Son of James and Tomoko Thigpen.

Davenport’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2006 12 - 1 14 21 35 0.5 - 1 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0-0 0 02007 11 - 7 37 24 61 5.5-25 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 1 1-0 0 02008 * 4 - 4 25 14 39 2.5-14 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 1 0-0 0 02009 11-11 40 16 56 2.5-15 0.0 - 0 3-20 2 0-0 0 0Total 38-23 116 75 191 11.0-55 0.0 - 0 3-20 4 1-0 0 0* — Granted medical redshirt

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2006: Elon 1-3-4; Wofford 2-0-2; Georgia Southern 0-0-0; South Carolina State 0-0-0; Winston-Salem State 0-0-0; Furman 0-0-0; VMI 3-0-3; Liberty 0-0-0; Savannah State 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 3-3-6; Charleston Southern 4-1-5; Appalachian State 1-4-5.2007: Delaware State 0-0-0; Winston-Salem State 2-3-5; Georgia Southern 3-1-4; James Madison 3-2-5; Furman 5-3-8; Chowan 2-3-5; Presbyterian 3-5-8; VMI 8-1-9; Liberty 2-3-5; Gardner-Webb 6-1-7; Charleston Southern 3-2-5.2008: Penn State 7-3-10; Colgate 11-9-20; Monmouth 6-2-8; Towson 1-0-1.2009: Kent State 6-0-0; Monmouth 7-0-0; Towson 4-4-8; North Carolina A&T 1-0-1; VMI 3-2-5; Liberty 0-1-1; Stony Brook 4-0-0; Clemson 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb 2-2-4; Presbyterian 7-1-8; Charleston Southern 5-6-11.

#8JAMEL DAvIS6 - 4 / 2 1 0 / D eS o p H o m o r e

r i c H m o n D , v a .H e r m i T a g e H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games at linebacker in the 3-4 system, starting the Clemson contest ... Registered 12 tackles for the season ...

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman and retained the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was a Virginia High School Coaches Association, Asso-

ciated Press and VirginiaPreps.com Group AAA First Team All-State honoree ... Also named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Regional Player of the Year, Colonial District Player of the Year and All-Region after recording 55 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, sev-en sacks, three forced fumbles and blocked a punt ... Led the Panthers to an 11-2 overall record and a Colonial AAA District title with a 7-0 mark as well as a Central Regional title and a berth in the Group AAA State Semifinals in 2007 ... Finished as the Panthers’ career sacks leader ... Was a Second Team All-District defensive end his junior season ... Also caught 21 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns at wide receiver ... Played basketball as a sophomore for the Panthers.

Personal: Son of Cheryl Lockhey.



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j. Davis’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 11-1 5 7 12 0.0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State 0-2-2 ; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 0-1-1; Liberty 1-0-0; Stony Brook 2-2-4; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Presbyterian 1-0-1; Charleston Southern 0-1-1.

#95quIntOn DAvIS 6 - 2 / 2 4 0 / D eS o p H o m o r e

D a r i e n , g a .m c i n T o S H c o u n T y H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games, starting 10 ... Tallied 33 stops with seven coming behind the line of scrimmage, including three sacks ... Helped Coastal rank first in the Big South and 33rd nationally in sacks (2.27 avg.) ... His seven TFL ranked second-best on the squad ... Ranked eighth in the Big South in both sacks (0.27/game) and tackles for losses (0.64/game) ... Posted season highs of six tackles ver-sus North Carolina A&T and Liberty ... Posted 1.5 TFL in his first collegiate game (at Kent State), adding his first collegiate sack ... Added sacks in games two (Mon-mouth ) and three (Towson) ... Also had 1.5 TFL versus NC A&T.

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted his first year at Coastal Carolina and retained the year of eligibility.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A 2008 graduate at McIntosh County Academy and four-year letterwinner in his high school career ... Named Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Consitution and Georgia Sport Writers Association Honorable Mention All-State Class 2A his senior season ... Also honored as First Team All-Region and All-Area and 2007 Most Valuable Defensive Player for the Buccaneers after recording 117 total tackles, 24 tackles for loss, including nine sacks, 12 quarterback hurries, two blocked punts, three blocked field goals, nine forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Also played fullback at McIntosh ... Played his sophomore and junior years at Westside, recording 85 tackles and five sacks in those two seasons, earn-ing the team’s Most Improved Award each year ... Played as a freshman at Taylor County, earning 36 tackles, including four for loss and two sacks ... Named to the Honor Roll his senior year.

Personal: Son of Edward Thomas and Alma Davis.

q. Davis’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 11-10 11 22 33 7.0-26 3.0-17 0-0 1 0-0 0 0


#59JERRAn DEvLIn 5 - 9 / 2 1 5 / l BJ u n i o r

g e o r g e T o w n , S . c .g e o r g e T o w n H SB e n e D i c T c o l l e g e

2009 (So.): Played in two contests, seeing action in the Presbyterian and Charleston Southern games.

2008 (RFr.): Played in one game his first year as a Chanticleer, seeing action against Colgate.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Spent his true freshman season at Benedict College ... High School: Graduated in 2007 from Georgetown ... Recorded 118 tackles, 14 for loss and three sacks as a senior ... Was named to the All-Region and All-Low-country teams his junior and senior seasons and Sun News “Toast of the Coast” as a junior ... Served as team captain each of his final two seasons ... Also lettered in tennis for three years and was a basketball captain as a senior ... Named to the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Jerome and Tressa Devlin.



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#18DAvID DuRAn6 - 5 / 2 4 0 / T eJ u n i o r

m a r i e T T a , g a .k e l l H Sm i c H i g a n S T a T e u n i v .

2009 (So.): Played in all 11 games, starting 10 ... Named first team All-Big South, leading all conference tight ends in receptions (19) and receiving yards (273) ... Ranked second on the squad in receptions and receiving yards ... Ranked 12th in the league in receiving yards (24.8/game) and 17th in receptions (1.73/game) ... Had three catches for a team-high 82 yards in the win over Monmouth… Also had six receptions for 88 yards and one score at Towson… Second-most single-season receiving yards by a tight end in school history… Had three catches for 27 yards at Charleston Southern.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman (2008) at Michigan State, including the final there contests of the season ... Had one catch on the year for four yards, with the reception occurring against Penn State ... Red-shirted in 2007 at MSU ... High School: Three-year starter at Kell, serving as team captain in 2006 and presented the Perseverance Award by the coaching staff ... Two-way starter as a junior and senior, playing both tight end and defensive end ... Ranked among the nation’s top tight ends by Scouts, Inc. (No. 48) and Scout.com (No. 71) ... Named to PrepStar’s All-Southeast Team ... Rated among Georgia’s top-75 seniors by Scout.com (No. 74) ... One of six tight ends listed among the Best of the Rest in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Had 16 catches for 151 yards (9.4 avg.) and one touchdown in his senior season ... Set career highs with six receptions for 76 yards vs. Marietta, including a touchdown grab ... Made 15 tackles as a senior, with two for losses including a sack ... Credited with five quar-terback pressures and one interception.

Personal: Son of David and Beth Duran.

Duran’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2008 * 4 - 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.02009 11-10 19 273 14.4 1 47 24.8Total 15-10 20 277 13.9 1 47 18.5* — Statistics from Michigan State

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCievinG (no-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State 1-4-0 (only game with stats).2009: Kent State 1-13-0; Monmouth 3-82-0; Towson 6-88-1; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 1-9-0; Stony Brook 1-11-0; Clemson 2-15-0; Gardner-Webb 1-8-0; Presbyterian 1-20-0; Charleston Southern 3-27-0.

#14JuStIn DuRHAM 5 - 1 0 / 1 6 0 / k / pS e n i o r

l e x i n g T o n , n . c .n o r T H D a v i D S o n H S

Enters 2010 fourth in career scoring at Coastal and second among kickers.2009 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Football All-Academic Team ... Led the team

and ranked ninth in the Big South in scoring with 59 points … Was 12-of-13 from under 40 yards … Had a season-high eight points in three games this season (NC A&T, VMI and Gardner-Webb) … Had a streak of eight consecutive field goals made during the year, a school record … Hit two field goals each against NC A&T, VMI, at Liberty and against Gardner-Webb … Hit a season-long 42-yard field goal against Gardner-Webb … Named Big South Special Teams Player of the Week af-ter convert two extra points and both field goal attempts (33 and 37 yards) in the win over VMI.

2008 (So.): Handled the kicking duties in nine contests for the Chants ... Was 21-of-25 on point-after attempts and 9-of-16 on field goals for 48 points, ranking second among Big South kickers and ninth overall in scoring ... Had a season-high eight points on two occasions, at Monmouth and North Carolina A&T ... Was 2-of-3 on field goals and hit both PATs at North Carolina A&T ... Connected on a season-high five PATs in the home win over North Carolina Central ... His best field goal of the year was a 42-yarder against Liberty.

2007 (RFr.): Was the kicker for all 11 games for the Chants, earning his first let-ter ... Was 32-for-36 on PATs and 12-of-17 on field goal attempts ... Hit season-long 44-yard field goals against Winston-Salem State and Gardner-Webb ... Was 2-for-2 on field goals and hit all four PATs against Presbyterian for a season-best 10 points ... Hit three field goals in the game against Winston-Salem State on five attempts for 10 points ... Had one punt for 29 yards.

2006 (Fr.): Redshirted his freshman year to retain the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was the varsity kicker his final two years for the Black

Knights ... Had 23 PATs and nine field goals for 50 points his senior year, earning All-County and All-Central Piedmont AAAA accolades ... Was also an Honorable Mention All-Northwest NC his senior season ... Posted two 45-yard field goals his senior season ... Was a perfect 22-for-22 on PATs and hit his only field goal attempt as a junior ... For his two-year varsity career, hit on 45 of 47 career PATs and was 10-for-16 on field goals ... Named to the Honor Roll each year.

Personal: Son of Tucson and Linda Durham.

DurhaM’s Career kiCkinG statistiCs GP PTS PAT FG Pct. 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BLK2007 11 68 32-36 12-17 .706 0-0 4-4 4-7 4-5 0-1 44 02008 9 48 21-25 9-16 .562 0-0 5-6 3-4 1-6 0-0 42 02009 11 59 20-22 13-19 .684 1-1 4-4 7-8 1-6 0-0 42 2Total 31 175 73-83 34-52 .654 1-1 13-14 14-19 6-17 0-1 44 2



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#23BEn ERDMAn6 - 2 / 1 8 0 / p / kS e n i o r

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2099 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games as Coastal Carolina’s punter and holder ... Average 33.1 yards on his 51 punts ... Punted five times versus Towson, getting two fair catches and pinning Tigers inside their own 20 twice ... Best game was versus Stony Brook, punting six times with an average of 40.7 yards per punt and getting his season-best boot of 56 yards.

2008 (So.): Was Coastal Carolina’s punter in all 12 games, garnering his second letter ... Punted 48 times for an average of 38.0 yards per punt, leading the Big South Conference and earning him first team All-Big South honors ... Earned Big South Special Teams Player of the Week after he was a key part in the Chan-ticleers’ victory at Gardner-Webb ... Averaged 40.3 yards per kick, in-cluding a 48-yarder, and pinned the Bulldogs inside the 20 three times while allowing only one punt return on the day ... Had a season-long 54-yard boot at Penn State, part of his career-best single game 43.0 yard average in eight punts ... Pinned opponents inside their 20 on 13 occasions.

2007 (Fr.): Punted for the Chants in all 11 games, garnering his first letter ... Had 46 punts for a 35.2 yard average, including 13 inside the 20 and none blocked ... Hit a career-best 59-yard punt against Presbyterian, one of six punts that included three fair catches ... Made two tackles with one each at James Madison and at Liberty ... Also had 25 kickoffs for a 55.4 yard average.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Lettered in football his final three years at West Row-an, helping the Falcons win three consecutive conference titles ... Earned NCPreps.com Class 3-A All-State accolades as a kicker, as well as All-County and All-Piedmont honors as a punter from the Charlotte Observer his senior year ... In 2006 led the state of North Carolina in punting with 41.7 yards per punt, earning Prokicker.com No.1 high school punter in the nation rating and the team’s Special Teams Player of the Year honor ... Also ranked eighth in scoring among kickers with 75 points (51 extra points, eight field goals) ... Was the All-County and All-Conference kicker his junior year ... Played varsity baseball for his final two seasons and also lettered in varsity tennis as a freshman ... Was also the 2006 Career/Technical Student of the Year and U.S. Marines Corps Distinguished Athletic Award.

Personal: Son of Rich and Lou Ann Erdman.

erDMan’s Career puntinG statistiCs GP No. YDS Avg. Long TB FC 50+ i202007 11 46 1620 35.2 59 6 13 1 132008 12 48 1822 38.0 54 7 10 3 132009 11 51 1689 33.1 59 2 7 1 9Total 34 145 5131 35.4 59 15 30 5 35

#83cHRIS fLOYD6 - 3 / 1 8 0 / w rS o p H o m o r e

g r e e n w o o D , S . c .g r e e n w o o D H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in five games ... Caught one pass for 22 yards in the Gardner-Webb game.

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Graduated from Greenwood in 2007 ... Was a mem-

ber of the Eagles 2007 State Champion football team ... Lettered in varsity baseball three years as well as basketball for two years ... Made Honor Roll his senior year and was a SAT Eagle Star.

Personal: Son of Michael Floyd and Sandra Evens.

#76tIM fRAnkLIn 6 - 5 / 3 0 5 / o lJ u n i o r

p r o S p e r i T y , S . c .g i l B e r T H S

2009 (So.): Started all 11 games at left tackle ... Helped pave the way for first team All-American running back Tommy Fraser ... Helped Coastal rank 37th in the nation in rushing offense (153.0 ypg).

2008 (RFr.): Saw action in 11 games on the offensive line, all as a reserve, as he earned his first collegiate letter.

2007 (Fr.): Did not play in any games, redshirting and retaining the year of eli-gibility.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A 2007 graduate of Gilbert,where he lettered in foot-ball his final three years... Selected to play for South Carolina in the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, as well as Class 2A All-State by The State and High School Sports Report after recording 76 knockdowns and 58 pancake blocks his senior year... Nominated for the Wendy’s High School Heisman and named Academic Athlete of the Year and earned the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award... Lettered in three sports in his career, also garnering track and field letters three times in the discus and shot put and basketball once... Also named to the National Honor Roll, Who’s Who, Olde English Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Honors Orchestra and was an Honor Graduate...

Personal: Son of Mike Franklin and Brian and Laura Spears.



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#13DERRIck fRASIER 5 - 1 1 / 2 1 0 / l BS e n i o r

o r a n g e B u r g , S . c .o r a n g e B u r g - w i l k i n S o n H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games, starting nine ... Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week as he was a key cog on the defense for the Chanticleers in shutting down the Keydets’ offense, recording seven tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in the victory ... The fumble recovery came late in the fourth quarter and helped seal the victory ... Followed his seven-tackle effort versus VMI with another seven-tackle effort against Liberty .... Recorded a season-high nine stops versus Towson.

2008 (So.): Was named ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District as presented by CoSIDA as well as to the Big South Conference Football All-Aca-demic Team for his work on the field and in the classroom ... Started 11 of the 12 games he played in at linebacker ... Posted 67 tackles (18th in the Big South), with 29 solos, on the season, ranking second for the Chanticleers ... Added 6.0 tackles for loss for 22 yards, 1.0 sacks and one pass breakup ... Tallied season bests of six solos and 11 total tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against Stony Brook ... Chipped in 10 tackles, including one sack, against Colgate ... Posted nine tackles, including five solos, in the home victory over Towson ... Had at least four tackles in nine contests.

2007 (Fr.): Played in nine games as a true freshman, starting five of them and earning his first collegiate letter ... Recorded 14 solo tackles and 34 tackles overall on the year, including 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and one fumble recovery ... Tallied a season-high 12 tackles at Furman, earning the Big South Freshman of the Week award... Also recorded five tackles, including a sack, at James Madison... Had a pair of tackles and a fumble recovery in the win at Charleston Southern.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Graduated in 2007 from Orangeburg-Wilkinson ... Shrine Bowl selection for the state of South Carolina, serving as Co-Captain and earning the “Spark Plug” Award ... Named Associated Press South Carolina All-State as well as Second Team All-State by The State and All-Region by The Times and Democrat and Charleston Post and Courier ... Was the Bruins’ Most Valuable Player after recording 174 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries his senior season, leading Orangeburg-Wilkinson to the Class 4A Playoffs ... Also was cap-tain of the team his junior year, earning All-Region and All-Area accolades ... As a sophomore was named the team’s Most Improved as well as garnering the Coach’s Award ... Was in the top 10 percent of his graduating class ... Named to the Na-tional Honor Society, National Honor Roll, Society of High School Scholars and U.S. Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award...

Personal: Son of Derrick and Sharron Frasier.

frasier’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 9 - 5 14 20 34 2.5-13 1.0 - 9 0-0 0 1-0 0 02008 12-11 29 38 67 6.0-22 1.0-10 0-0 1 0-0 0 02009 11 - 9 22 22 44 3.5-15 1.0 - 9 1-2 1 1-0 0 0Total 32-25 65 80 145 12.0-50 3.0-28 1-2 2 2-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2007: Delaware State DNP; Winston-Salem State DNP; Georgia Southern 1-0-1; James Madison 3-2-5; Furman 1-11-12; Chowan 2-1-3; Presbyterian 0-2-2; VMI 3-1-4; Liberty 3-1-4; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Charleston Southern 0-2-2.2008: Penn State 4-2-6; Colgate 1-9-10; Monmouth 0-1-1; Towson 5-4-9; North Carolina A&T 5-1-6; Liberty 3-3-6; VMI 3-5-8; North Carolina Central 1-3-4; Stony Brook 6-5-11; Gardner-Webb 1-3-4; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-2-2.2009: Kent State 1-1-2; Monmouth 3-1-4; Towson 3-6-9; North Carolina A&T 1-2-3; VMI 3-4-7; Liberty 3-4-7; Stony Brook 3-0-3; Clemson 3-1-4; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Presbyterian 1-1-2; Charleston Southern 1-1-2.

#33AntHOnY fRYE 5 - 9 / 2 1 5 / r BS e n i o r

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Prior to Coastal: Played one season at Univ. of the Cumberlands, an NAIA school in Williamsburg, Ky. ... High School: Helped Opelika HS go 12-2 and reach the fourth rundof the AHSAA 6A playoffs (2005) ...Tabbed second team all-area ... Rcorded 44 solo stops on defense and added 10 tackles on special teams ... As a junior, started six games and was the special teams captain ... Member of three AHSAA 6A track championship teams, with his team finishing runner-up as a junior.

Personal: Son of Michael Fyre and Emma Love .

#2RAcHEED GAuSE 5 - 1 1 / 2 6 0 / F Br S S e n i o r

c o n w a y , S . c .c o n w a y H S

2009 (Sr.): Took a redshirt season, sitting out due to NCAA regulations.2008 (Jr.): Played in all 12 contests, getting the start in five of them ... Had 47

carries for 183 yards and one touchdown ... Had his best game of the year at Pres-byterian, rushing eight times for 44 yards and one score, helping the Chants to the road win ... Also had 38 yards on just five carries in the win over Towson ... Also had two kick returns for 33 yards on the season.

2007 (So.): Played in all 11 games his sophomore season, earning his first col-legiate start at Furman, and picked up his second letter ... Posted career bests of 29 rushes for 164 yards and one touchdown along with one catch for 11 yards and four kick returns for 54 yards ... Posted a career-high 78 yards and his first Coastal Carolina touchdown in the home win over Chowan ... Had a personal-best 10 carries at Liberty, going for 54 yards ... Also had a career-best rush of 48 yards against Chowan.

2006 (Fr.): Played in six games as a true freshman, garnering his first collegiate letter ... Had 20 carries for 47 yards and one reception for 19 yards ... Had his best game of his freshman year with eight carries for 26 yards in the win at Winston-Salem State.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A 2006 graduate of Conway where he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter ... Class AAAA All-State selection by the High School Sports Report and an Honorable Mention All-State pick by The State ... 2005 WPDE-TV Zoneman finalist, finishing as runner-up in the voting ... Selected to represent South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Rated 22nd in the state by the Herald-Journal and 16th by the High School Sports Report ... Rushed for 918 yards on 142 carries (6.5 yards per carry) and 11 touchdowns ... Also recorded 27 tackles at linebacker ... Posted 202 tackles his sophomore and junior seasons combined, while rushing for 417 yards and three touchdowns his junior season ... Also ran track and field all four years, competing in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, 4x100-meter relay squad, shot put, triple jump and long jump during his high school career.

Personal: Son of Tommy and Janice Gause ... His older brother Kerebi also played football for the Chanticleers.



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#11LOGAn HALL6 - 1 / 1 9 5 / Q Br S F r e S H m a n

g r a y c o u r T , S . c .l a u r e n S H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned varsity letters his final two years at Laurens ...

All-Region 1-AAAA selection at quarterback as a senior after leading the Raiders to an 11-3 mark and a berth in the state semifinals ... Was 127-for-228 for 2,119 yards, 17 touchdowns and just nine interceptions, earning his school’s Wendy’s Heisman nomination ... Had a season-high 288 yards of passing in the final game of the year in the state semifinals against South Pointe ... Had three games of 200 yards of passing or more his senior year ... Also had 97 carries for 180 yards and four touchdowns ... Had 62 punts for 1,973 yards (31.8 average) with a long of 46 and 16 punts inside the 20, earning All-Region honors as well ... Also played golf in each of his four years, earning varsity letters as well as All-Region as a sophomore ... Named to the Who’s Who and voted Class President his sophomore and junior years.

Personal: Son of David Hall and Jimmy and Terri Martin.

#92JEREMY HARDEn6 - 2 / 2 7 5 / D TJ u n i o r

H a m l e T , n . c .r i c H m o n D c o u n T y H S

2009 (So.): Played in eight games and tallied eight tackles ... Of his eight stops, had a half TFL versus North Carolina A&T and Liberty.

2008 (Fr.): Played in five games as a true freshman, earning his first Coastal Carolina letter ... Recorded six total tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Had three tackles each at VMI and against North Carolina Central ... Also added a tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at VMI.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Represented North Carolina in the 2007 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, while also being honored as a Class 4A All-State selection by NCPreps.com after leading his team to the North Carolina Class 4AA State Quar-terfinals ... Was a first team All-Mid Southeastern Conference in 2007 after being an Honorable Mention selection his junior year after helping the Raiders to a 12-1 mark.

Personal: Son of Robert and Mildred Harden.

harDen’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 8 - 0 0 8 8 1.0 - 2 0.0 - 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State DNP ; Monmouth DNP; Towson 0-2-2; North Carolina A&T 0-2-2; VMI 0-2-2; Liberty 0-1-1; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

Gause’s Career rushinG statistiCs GP-GS ATT GAIN LOST NET AVG TD Long AVG/G2006 6 - 0 20 63 16 47 2.4 0 13 7.82007 11-1 29 172 8 164 5.7 1 48 14.92008 12-5 47 187 4 183 3.9 1 12 15.22009 redshirted Total 29-6 96 422 28 394 4.1 2 48 13.6

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe rushinG (att-YDs-tD)2006: Elon 1-2-0; Wofford 0-0-0; Georgia Southern 1-2-0; South Carolina State 5-15-0; Winston-Salem State 8-26-0; Furman DNP; VMI DNP; Liberty DNP; Savannah State 5-6-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Charleston Southern DNP; Appalachian State DNP.2007: Delaware State 0-0-0; Winston-Salem State 0-0-0; Georgia Southern 1-0-0; James Madison 2-8-0; Furman 3-8-0; Chowan 6-78-1; Presbyterian 2-6-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 10-54-0; Gardner-Webb 2-8-0; Charleston Southern 3-2-0.2008: Penn State 5-18-0; Colgate 2-7-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 5-38-0; North Carolina A&T 6-15-0; Liberty 1-3-0; VMI 5-23-0; North Carolina Central 2-12-0; Stony Brook 7-13-0; Gardner-Webb 4-8-0; Presbyterian 8-44-1; Charleston Southern 2-2-0.2009: Redshirted.

Gause’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2006 6 - 0 1 19 19.0 0 19 3.22007 11-1 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.02008 12-5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.22009 redshirted Total 29-6 3 33 11.0 0 19 1.1



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#58kEnt HARPER 6 - 1 / 2 1 0 / D eS e n i o r

y o r k , S . c .y o r k H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in nine con-tests, serving as a backup defensive lineman as well as a member of the special teams ... Tallied 11 stops, in-cluding 3.5 for losses and two sacks ... Had a season-high three tackles versus VMI, including a half sack and a forced fumble ... Only had one tackle versus Monmouth and Liber-ty, but they were for a half sack and solo sack, respectively.

2008 (So.): Played in all 12 games as a reserve and special teams play-er ... Made a pair of tackles on the season, with one each against North Carolina Central and at Gardner-Webb.

2007 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman, com-ing off the bench ... Recorded 11 tackles on the year, including 0.5 tackles for loss ... Had a season-high five tackles, including three solos, in the win at Charleston Southern ... Posted four assisted tackles, includ-ing a tackle for loss, at James Madi-son ... Also recorded tackles against Chowan and at Liberty.

2006 (Fr.): Redshirted during his freshman season.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned four letters in football at York, including twice

being named the team’s top defensive end/linebacker ... Earned All-Region hon-ors his senior year at linebacker, as well as being named to the Rock Hill Herald All-Area squad after recording 164 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception ... As a team captain led the Cougars to sec-ond round of the 2005 state playoffs, losing to eventual state champion Byrnes ... During his junior season posted 107 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception en route to All-Region and second team All-Area honors ... Was the 2005 state strength champion in the 205-pound class after winning the regional title in the 190-pound class in 2004 ... Also played baseball and wrestled during his high school career ... Started in center field for the baseball team as a senior ... Earned a place on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Samuel G. Harper, Sr. and Karen Hinton... Brother Sam was a four-year letterwinner on the Coastal football squad.

harper’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 11-0 2 9 11 0.5 - 1 0.0 - 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02008 12-0 1 1 2 0.0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02009 9-0 2 9 11 3.5-20 2.0-17 0-0 0 0-0 1 0Total 32-0 5 19 24 4.0-21 2.0-17 0-0 0 0-0 1 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2007: Delaware State 0-0-0; Winston-Salem State 0-0-0; Georgia Southern 0-0-0; James Madison 0-4-4; Furman 0-0-0; Chowan 0-1-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 2-3-5.2008: Penn State 0-0-0; Colgate 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; Liberty 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 0-1-1; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.2009: Kent State 0-1-1; Monmouth 0-1-1; Towson 0-2-2; North Carolina A&T 0-2-2; VMI 1-2-3; Liberty 1-0-1; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern DNP.

#35BRIAn HARRISOn 6 - 0 / 2 0 5 / l BJ u n i o r

o r a n g e B u r g , S . c .o r a n g e B u r g - w i l k i n S o n H S

2009 (So.): Played in nine games, starting the Stony Brook contest ... Tallied 18 tackles, including 1.5 sacks ... Opened the season strong, collection four tackles at Kent State ... Had a sack versus the Golden Flashes ... Followed that with a four-tackle performance versus Monmouth, including a half sack ... Added three tackles versus North Carolina A&T and four at Clemson.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, earning his first collegiate letter ... Recorded 16 total tackles, seven of them solo, as well as 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one blocked kick ... Had a season-high five tackles against Col-gate ... Forced a fumble and added three tackles at VMI ... Had a pair of tackles, including a sack for eight yards, in the win at North Carolina A&T ... Blocked a kick and had one tackle in the home victory over North Carolina Central.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned three football letters ... Selected to play in the 2007 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas... Named to the Class AAAA All-State team by the High School Sports Report, as well as The State’s All-State Honorable Mention Team and First Team All-Region, All-Area and All-Times and Democrat following his senior season... Was also on the Honor Roll and a member of the Principal’s Advi-sory Board and DECA Vice President... Also was the South Carolina State Champion and regional runner-up in the 2005 Silver Gloves Boxing Tournament...

Personal: Son of Daniel and Patricia Harrison.

harrison’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12-0 7 9 16 1.0 - 8 1.0 - 8 0-0 0 0-0 1 12009 9-0 8 10 18 1.5-11 1.5-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0Total 21-0 15 19 34 2.5-19 2.5-19 0-0 0 0-0 1 1

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2008: Penn State 1-0-1; Colgate 2-3-5; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 1-1-2; Liberty 0-1-1; VMI 1-2-3; North Carolina Central 1-0-1; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-1-1; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.2009: Kent State 4-0-4; Monmouth 1-3-4; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 1-2-3; VMI 0-1-1; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook 0-1-1; Clemson 2-2-4; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern DNP.

#42cOREY HAwkInS 6 - 2 / 2 2 5 / D eJ u n i o r

B l y T H e w o o D , S . c .B l y T H e w o o D H S

2009 (So.): Played in all 11 contests ... Had two tackles each versus VMI and Clemson ... Recorded a half TFL versus Stony Brook.

2008 (RFr.): Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, earning his first Coastal Carolina letter ... Posted eight solo and 14 total tackles along with 1.0 tackle for loss ... Had a season-best four tackles, including three solos and 1.0 tackle for loss, in the victory at North Carolina A&T ... Also had a pair of tackles each against Lib-erty, Stony Brook and Charleston Southern.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman, retaining the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named Class AAA All-State by High School Sports Re-

port and SCVarsity.com after leading Blythewood, in just its first season of play, to the Class AAA State title ... Recorded 158 tackles (93 solo) 16 tackles for loss, a sack, five pass breakups, four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two fum-ble recoveries and blocked a kick to also earn All-Area honors from The State as well as All-Region honors ... Played his first three years at Ridge View High School before the school split ... Also lettered in track (Blythewood) and basketball (Ridge



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View) during his career ...Named to the Honor Roll and Who’s Who ... Also earned the Urban League Athletic and Leadership Award.

Personal: Son of Del and Cynthia Hawkins.

hawkin’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 10-0 8 6 14 1.0-1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02009 11-0 3 5 8 0.5-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0Total 21-0 11 11 22 1.5-1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2008: Penn State 1-0-1; Colgate 0-1-1; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 3-1-4; Liberty 0-2-2; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 1-0-1; Stony Brook 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 1-1-2.2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-1-1; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 0-2-2; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook 0-1-1; Clemson 2-0-2; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Presbyterian 1-0-1; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#31JEREMY HEIGHt 5 - 1 0 / 2 0 0 / r BS o p H o m o r e

T o w n S e n D , g a .m c i n T o S H c o u n T y H S

Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in spring 2009 and participated in spring drills.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played running back, but only saw action in three

games his senior year due to an injury ... Preseason WTOC-TV “Super 11” prior to junior and senior years ... Was a Rivals Pre-Season Top 100 and rated as a four star prior to his senior season ... Ran for almost 2,000 yards and 25 TDs his junior sea-son, earnig Coastal Empire Player of the Year and the team’s Most Valuable Player accolades ... Associated Press and Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State selection after his sophomore and junior years ... As a sophomore rushed for 1,800 yards, earning Honorable Mention Class A All-State honors ... Ran a 4.55 40-yard dash time ... Also played basketball and baseball for the Buccaneers, earning first team All-Region in baseball his sophomore and junior years ... Played in high school with Coastal Carolina teammates Quinton Davis and B.J. Jenkins.

Personal: Son of Freddy and Doris Height.

#6tRE HEnDERSOn 5 - 1 1 / 1 8 5 / c BS o p H o m o r e

m a r T i n e z , g a .e v a n S H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games ... Registered two tackles versus Liberty and one each versus North Carolina A&T and Presbyterian ... Also served as primary kick returner, avceraging 18.5 yards on 24 returns (445 yards) with a long of 35 at Clemson.

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted and retained the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: First team All-Region 3-AAAA and All-Area at defen-

sive back after posting more than 40 tackles and seven interceptions his senior season at Evans, leading the Knights to a home game in the state playoffs ... Also had 52 carries for 279 yards and three touchdowns along with 36 receptions for 451 yards and eight scores his final season, also earning All-County accolades at wide receiver as well as defensive back ... First team All-Region 3-AAA, second team All-County and Evans MVP his junior year after recording 24 tackles, four in-terceptions and one blocked field goal as well as 13 catches for 204 yards and four touchdowns ... Also played basketball and ran track for the Knights, earning letters his junior and senior season ... Earned Honorable Mention All-County in basketball his junior year and was on the team’s 4x400-meter relay team that ran at the state championships ... Spent sophomore year at Menchville HS in Newport News, Va. where he was a member of the district champion 4x800-meter relay team.

Personal: First name is LaTrevian, but he prefers “Tre” ... Son of Edward and Muriel Henderson.

henDerson’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 11-0 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0


#78DREw HERRInG 6 - 3 / 3 2 0 / o lr e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

m y r T l e B e a c H , S . c .c a r o l i n a F o r e S T H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was injured most of his senior season ... One of the

High School Sports Report’s South Carolina Top 110 rising seniors heading into this year before the injury ... As a junior played center and helped lead the Panthers on their second most successful season in school history at 7-4 accompanied by a playoff berth in Class AAA.

#53DExtER HOLMAn 6 - 3 / 2 8 0 / D TJ u n i o r

k a T H l e e n , g a .H o u S T o n c o u n T y H S

2009 (So.): Played in all 11 games, getting the starting nod six times ... Had 23 tackles, including 1.5 for losses ... Had at least one tackle in every game, except the Presbyterian contest ... Had a fumble recovery versus VMI ... Registered a season-high four stops versus Towson, adding three tackles versus Kent State and Liberty.

2008 (RFr.): Played in all 12 contests his redshirt freshman year, getting four starts ... Had 10 total tackles on the year, three of them solo ... Had a pair of tackles each against Towson and at VMI ... Recorded tackles in eight contests overall.

2007 (Fr.): Did not see any action, earning the redshirt year.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was a three-year letterwinner for the Bears... As a se-

nior, earned Second Team All-Region 1-5A and First Team All-Houston County and All-Middle Georgia after recording 79 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles... Had 55 tackles his junior season... Lettered as an offensive guard his sophomore year... Also ran track, qualifying for the state semifinals in the 110-meter hurdles his junior year, and played basketball...

Personal: Son of Robert and Melba Holman.

holMan’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12-4 3 7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02009 11-6 9 14 23 1.5-6 0.0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0Total 23-10 12 21 33 1.5-6 0.0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0




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#26JOHnnIE HOuStOn r e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

g r e e n v i l l e , S . c .w o o D m o n T H S6 - 0 / 2 0 0 / S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played defensive back and quarterback at Woodmont

... Led the Wildcats to an 8-4 mark and the second round of the playoffs his final season, earning a spot on the All-County Team from the Greenville Touchdown Club ... As a senior passed for more than 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns, ran for 10 scores, caught three touchdown passes and added 31 tackles, seven in-terceptions and 11 pass breakups defensively ... Ran 4.3 in the 40-yard dash at the Tusculum combine ... As a junior was a first team All-Region tight end ... Also experienced at kick and punt returns ... Ran track during his high school career for Woodmont, earning Second Team All-Region in the 4x100-meter relay ... Named to the Honor Roll both senior semesters.

Personal: Son of Greta Houston.

#40AnDRAE JAcOBS S o p H o m o r e

T a B o r c i T y , n . c .S o u T H c o l u m B u S H S5 - 1 1 / 2 4 5 / l B

2009 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games, starting the season finale at Charleston Southern ... Recorded at least one tackle in every game, except Towson ... Recorded his lone sack versusu North Carolina A&T ... The following week (versus VMI), he pipcked off his first pass as a colle-gian, returning it 22 yards ... In his first collegiate start (at Charleston Southern), responded with a sea-son-high six tackles, including a half TFL ... Added three tackles versus Clemson and Gardner-Webb.

2008 (Fr.): Did not play and re-tained the year of eligibility.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: All-State selection by NCPreps.com and 2007 Columbus County Player of the Year as selected by The News Reporter ... Led the Stallions to a school record 15-1 mark and the school’s first-ever berth in the North Carolina Class 2-A State Championship game his senior season and earned Offensive MVP honors ... Also named Star-News First Team All-Area and The Sun News “Toast of the Coast” squad his final season after posting 170 tackles, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Selected to play in the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game ... Led the Stallions’ defense to eight shutouts and four other games of a touchdown or less and averaged giving up just 5.9 points per game ... Three-time All-County, All-City and All-Conference selection, as well as two-time Loris Tribune Player of the Year, posting 160.5 tackles and 10 tackles for loss his junior season and 165 tackles and 12 tackles for loss as a sophomore ... Played both running back and linebacker for the Stallions, rushing for 526 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior season ... Also participated in track and field, as he ran on the 4x100-meter relay team and threw the shot and discus... Named to the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Bernard and Darlene Jacobs.

jaBoBs’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 11-1 10 15 25 2.5-16 1.0-13 1-22 0 0-0 0 0


#46B.J. JEnkInS 6 - 2 / 2 3 5 / D eJ u n i o r

D a r i e n , g a .m c i n T o S H c o u n T y H S

2009 (So.): Saw action in eight games ... Only had seven tackles, but recorded 3.0 TFL ... Tackles for losses came versus Kent State, VMI and Gardner-Webb ... The TFL versus Gardner-Webb was a five-yard sack ... Had a season-high two stops at Kent State.

2008 (RFr.): Played in 11 games, all as backup ... Had 14 total tackles, eight of them solos ... Added 4.5 tackles for loss for 25 yards and 2.0 sacks for 18 yards ... Had his best game of the year in the home win over Towson, recording four tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss (12 yards) and 1.0 sack (eight yards) ... Also had three tackles against Col-gate ... Chipped in a pair of solo tackles, both for loss for 13 combined yards, in the home win over North Carolina Central.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted his freshman year and retained the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: A starter his final three years at McIntosh ... Earned

first team all-region his junior and senior seasons after leading his team to the Region 2-AA runner-up spot ... Posted 92 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, nine sacks and five hurries as a senior after recording 74 tackles, nine hurries, seven sacks and five tackles for loss his junior year ... Also named first team all-academic squad the last two years... Helped the team to the Region 3A championship his sophomore and junior seasons ... Also played basketball for McIntosh, helping them to the Region 3A title his junior year ... Named to the AB Honor Roll, Academic team and ranked 14th in his graduating class.

Personal: Son of James and Sharon Jenkins.

jenkins’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 8-0 5 2 7 3.0-10 1.0-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State 2-0-2 ; Monmouth DNP; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 1-0-1; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Presbyterian 1-0-1; Charleston Southern 0-1-1.



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#90MAtt JOHnSOn S o p H o m o r e

c o l u m B i a , S . c .k e e n a n H S6 - 1 / 2 7 0 / D T

2009 (Fr.): Played in each of the first six games as a true freshman before miss-ing the final five with injury ... Recorded three tackles, getting one each versus Kent State, North Carolina A&T and VMI.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named to represent South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Second team All-State and the Class 2A Area Defensive Player of the Year according to The State ... Helped Keenan post its first winning season in 14 years, a 7-4 mark ... Totaled 19.5 sacks in his senior season for the Raiders at defensive end after having started the previous three years on the interior of the defensive line ... Also was a wrestler at Keenan.

Personal: Son of Thomas Johnson and Lovice Johnson.

johnson’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 8-0 5 2 7 3.0-10 1.0-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State 1-0-1 ; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-1-1; VMI 1-0-1; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern DNP.

#21tARvORRIS JOLLY 6 - 0 / 1 8 5 / c BS e n i o r

S H e l B y , n . c .S H e l B y H Su n i v . o F n o r T H c a r o l i n a

2009 (Jr.): Played in 10 games, starting the Gardner-Webb contest ... Credited with 15 tackles on the season ... Picked off a pass versus North Carolina A&T ... In his start versus the Runnin’ Bulldogs, logged three tackles with a pass breakup ... Followed that with a season-high fouth tackles versus Presbyterian ... Transferred to Coastal Carolina in January 2009 and participated in the spring drills.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played in nine games over two seasons for North Car-olina in 2007 (Fr.) and 2008 (So.), primarily on special teams and as a backup cor-nerback ... In his two seasons, had 10 tackles, including seven solo stops and two assists ... Saw action on a career-high 38 snaps vs. Miami in 2007 ... Had a career-high three tackles versus Miami and at Wake Forest ... Posted one tackle against James Madison and two stops versus Duke ... High School: Four-year starter at running back and defensive back ... Named to the North Carolina Associated Press first team All-State squad as an athlete ... Was SuperPrep’s 22nd-ranked player in North Carolina and ranked the No. 41 running back in the country and the No. 24 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com his senior year ... Considered the No. 24 player in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer ... Selected to represent North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas after rushing for 1,331 yards and 16 touchdowns on 182 carries as senior, earning Class AA Player of the Year honors ... Also returned 10 punts for 168 yards and a touchdown and seven kickoffs for 252 yards and a score ... At defensive back had 52 tackles, five interceptions and returned one for a touchdown ... Rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown and was named MVP in Shelby’s 26-18 victory over Reidsville in the 2005 2-AA state title game ... Rushed for 981 yards and 10 touchdowns and had 13 receptions for 254 yards and a touchdown as a junior.

Personal: Son of Allen Jolly and Pamela Petty.

jollY’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 * 8 - 0 7 2 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02008 * 1 - 0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02009 10-1 8 7 15 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-3 1 0-0 0 0Total 19-1 15 10 25 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-3 1 0-0 0 0* — Statistics from North Carolina

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)Game-By-Game stats incomplete from UNC.2009: Kent State 2-0-2 ; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 0-1-1; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty DNP; Stony Brook 1-0-1; Clemson 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb 1-2-3; Presbyterian 3-1-4; Charleston Southern 0-1-1.

#1kEnnY JOnES 5 - 1 0 / 1 8 0 / w rJ u n i o r

p e m B r o k e p i n e S , F l a .c a r D i n a l g i B B o n S H S

2009 (So.): Played in 10 games ... Caught four passes for 36 yards for the season ... Versus Liberty, had a four-yard rush, a four-yard recep-tion and a 37-yard kickoff return ... Had a season-long, 19-yard reception at Kent State and caught two passes for 13 yards versus Gardner-Webb.

2008 (Fr.): Played in eight games as a true freshman, earning his first collegiate letter ... Had four receptions for 53 yards and one touch-down on the year ... Had his first collegiate catch at Mon-mouth, a 15-yard grab ... Had



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his first touchdown catch in the win over North Carolina Central, an 8-yard score ... Also had 10 kick returns for 179 yards, including a 28-yard season long at VMI.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Florida Sports Writers Association Honorable Men-tion Class 3A All-State and All-Broward County 3A-1A Second Team by The Miami Herald as a senior ... Broward County All-Star Game selection ... Had 32 catches for 620 yards and five touchdowns his final season, leading his team to a state playoff berth and earning Offensive Skills MVP honors ... Also averaged 17 yards per punt return with two returns for touchdowns ... Also returned one kickoff for a touchdown ... Four-year starter in center field for the baseball squad, with a ca-reer batting average over .375, earning Class 4A-1A Honorable Mention his junior year from Miami Herald ... Runs a 4.4 40-yard dash according to Scout.com... A member of FCA.

Personal: Son of Kenneth and Althia Jones.

jones’ Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2008 8-1 4 53 13.2 1 22 6.62009 10-0 4 36 9.0 0 19 3.6Total 18-1 8 89 11.1 1 22 4.9

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State DNP; Colgate DNP; Monmouth 1-15-0; Towson 1-8-0; North Carolina A&T 1-22-0; Liberty 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 1-8-1; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern DNP.2009: Kent State 1-19-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 1-4-0; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 2-13-0; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#55A.J. kELLEY6 - 2 / 2 3 5 / D TS o p H o m o r e

l e T o H a T c H e e , a l a .c a r v e r H S

2009 (Fr.): Played in five games ... Credited with his only tackle versus Presbyte-rian ... Added a pass break up at Charleston Southern.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned Honorable Mention Class AAAAA All-state Selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and first team Class 5A/6A All-Metro from the Montgomery Advertiser as a senior ... Led the Wolverines to a 13-1 record, Region title and berth in the state semifinals ... Ranked third in his region with 74 total tackles and 15 tackles for loss and ranked second with eight sacks last year ... Valedictorian of his graduating class ... Nominated for the Jimmy Hitchcock Award in the state of Alabama, given to one football player every year for their athletic ability and Christian leadership.

kelleY’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 5-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State 0-0-0 ; Monmouth DNP; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI DNP; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 1-0-1; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#27SAMMIE kEnnEDY 6 - 2 / 1 9 0 / w rr e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

m o o r e , S . c .S p a r T a n B u r g D o r m a n H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Had 13 catches for 159 yards and one touchdown,

helping Dorman to the 4A Division I state semifinals ... Also played quarterback.

#49MIkE LIMOLI 6 - 0 / 2 4 0 / F Br e D S H i r T J u n i o r

p i T T S T o w n , n . J .D e l a w a r e v a l l e y r e g i o n a l H Sa l B r i g H T c o l l e g e

2009 (Jr.): Per NCAA rules, sat out the season for Coastal Carolina as a transfer from Albright College.

Prior to Coastal: Played linebacker for two seasons at Albright, helping his team to the 2008 ECAC South Central Bowl title over Montclair State ... Albright, was runner-up in the 2007 ECAC South Central Bowl, closed out the 2008 season with an 8-3 record ... Logged 26 tackles in 18 games in his two seasons, getting a sack each year ... Posted a career-high five stops versus Montclair State in 2008 ... High School: Named all-conference and all-area three times ... Added first All-Central Jersey honors ... Also a standout wrestler, winning his district as a junior.

Personal: Son of Gene and Denise Limoli.

liMoli’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 * 9 4 3 7 1.0 - 9 1.0 - 9 0-0 0 0-0 0 02008 * 9 12 7 19 1.5-12 1.0-11 0-0 1 0-0 0 0Total 18 16 10 26 2.5-21 2.0-20 0-0 1 0-0 0 0* — Statistics from Albright

#15tRAE LOnG 6 - 2 / 2 0 5 / w rS e n i o r

c l e m m o n S , n . c .w e S T F o r S y T H H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in nine games ... Returned one kickoff for eight yards.2008 (So.): Played in all 12 games as a sophomore, picking up his second letter

... Had two receptions for 16 yards on the season ... Had his first collegiate catch against Colgate, a 13-yard reception ... Also had two kick returns for 13 yards on the year.

2007 (Fr.): Saw action in nine games as a true freshman, including all four con-ference contests, earning his first collegiate letter ... Did not record a catch but did have a kickoff return for 15 yards against Gardner-Webb.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: As a senior led West Forsyth to the second round of the North Carolina Class 4-AA state playoffs for the first time since 2003 and earned All-County and All-Conference accolades ... Had 10 catches for 179 yards and all three touchdowns in the second round game against Independence ... For the season had 49 receptions for 996 yards and 10 touchdowns, finishing 20th in the state in receiving yardage... Posted 29 receptions for 600 yards and six touch-downs his junior year, earning Honorable Mention All-Conference ... Also played



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basketball for West Forsyth for four years, averaging 10 points and 9.6 rebounds per game his senior year ... Also ran track during his sophomore and junior years, finishing second in the conference in the high jump as a sophomore.

Personal: First name is Travaughn, but he prefers Trae ... Son of Vic and Keesha Williams and Dwayne James.

#19MARcuS LOtt 6 - 1 / 1 9 5 / SJ u n i o r

u n i o n , S . c .u n i o n H S

2009 (So.): Started all 11 games ... Ranked eighth on the team with 41 tackles, which tying for 12th in the Big South in interceptions (0.18/game) ... Helped the Chants’ de-fense rank 15th nationally and sec-ond in the Big South in pass defense, allowing just 160.55 yards per game ... In addition to his two picks, had five pass breakups to rank eighth in the Big South in passes defended ... Had five tackles (all solo) with an interception and two pass breakups in the season opener at Kent State ... Recorded a PBU in three straight games (Towson, NC A&T and VMI) ... Tallied a season-high eight tack-les versus Liberty ... Registered four tackles and an interception at Clemson ... Added six stops at Stony Brook.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 12 con-tests, getting the start in three of them ... Had 16 solo and 35 total tackles on the year, along with 0.5 tackles for loss, one interception and five pass breakups ... His 35 total tackles tied for ninth on the squad ... Had his best game of the year in a road win at Gardner-Webb, posting six tackles (three solos), one intercep-tion returned for 20 yards and three pass breakups ... Also had six tackles and two pass breakups in his first collegiate start against Stony Brook ... Had at least three tackles in seven of the last eight games of the season.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named Class AAA All-State Team by High School Sports Report and Honorable Mention All-State by The State ... Also picked to play in the North-South All-Star Game at Brooks Stadium after leading Union to the Upper State Championship game, as well as earning Spartanburg Herald-Journal All-Area First Team honors ... As a senior had 67 tackles, three interceptions, three tackles for loss and two sacks ... Also carried a 4.0 grade point average, earning a spot on the Herald-Journal All-Academic squad.

Personal: Son of Earl and Hazel Lott.

lott’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12- 3 16 19 35 0.5-2 0.0-0 1-20 5 0-0 0 02009 11-11 28 13 41 1.0-5 0.0-0 2 - 0 5 0-0 0 0Total 23-14 44 32 76 1.5-7 0.0-0 3-20 10 0-0 0 0


#10ZAcH MAcDOwALL 6 - 2 / 2 0 0 / Q BS e n i o r

a c w o r T H , g a .H a r r i S o n H Sw a k e F o r e S T u n i v .

2009 (Jr.): Played all 11 games, starting eight ... Completed 126-of-299 passes for 1,664 yards with 11 picks and 9 touchdowns ... Added 163 yards rushing — fourth-best on the team — on 77 attempts ... Rushed for three scores — second-best on the team ... Ranked second in the league in passing yards per completion (13.2 avg.) ... Threw for a season-high 332 yards versus Gardner-Webb, completing 25-of42 passes with 2 TDs and a pick ... Had a season-high three TD passes in the win over Presbyterian, completing 11-of-223 passes for 193 yards ... Completed 73.7 percent of his passes in the Monmouth win, 14-of-19 for 203 yards and a TD ... Named Big South Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Chanticleers to a 20-6 win over VMI, completing 14-of-20 passes for 207 yards and one touch-down with no interceptions ... Led the offense to conversions on 8-of-13 third-down opportunities as Coastal dominated time of possession ... Ran for two scores versus Presbyterian, finishing with eight rushes for 69 yards ... Carried the ball 11 times for 34 yards and a score versus Charleston Southern.

2008 (So.): Played in 11 games, earning the start in nine of them, to garner his first collegiate letter ... Was 157-for-256 for 2,064 yards, 16 touchdowns and just six interceptions through the air ... Also ran the ball 80 times for 238 yards and five scores ... Ranked second in the Big South Conference in passing yardage at 187.6 yards per game and passing efficiency with a 144.99 rating ... Set a school record with 382 yards passing against Liberty, going 24-for-44 with two touchdowns and two interceptions ... Had two 300-plus yard passing games, with the other a 22-for-33 for 306 yards, two touchdowns and no picks versus Stony Brook ... Named Big South Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season ... Picked up his first weekly award after going 17-for-26 for 233 yards and one touchdown in the road win at Monmouth ... Followed it up the next week in a home win over Towson with 197 yards of total offense and three touchdowns to earn his second award ... Rushed for a season-high 80 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries against Stony



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Brook ... Threw at least one touchdown pass in nine of 11 games and scored a rushing touchdown in five of them.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Transferred from Wake Forest after spending a year and a half with the program ... Did not see any action with the Demon Deacons, redshirting one season ... High School: Listed as the 57th-best quarterback pros-pect nationally by Scout.com his senior year ... Rated as the 49th-best prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com ... Associated Press First Team 5-AAAAA All-State selection, as well as First Team All-Region and All-Cobb County ... Named the starting North quarterback in the Georgia North/South Classic All-Star Game ... Chosen as the At-lanta Journal-Constitution Cobb County Super 11 quarterback ... Selected for the Offensive Back of the Year Award by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta ... 2004 and 2005 Cobb Quarterback of the Year... Selected to PrepStar All-Region team ... As a two-year starter, threw for 4,085 yards on 64 percent passing with 52 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

Personal: Son of Lori MacDowall.

MacDowall’s Career passinG statistiCs GP-GS Comp-Att-Int PCT YDS TD Long Avg/G2008 11-9 157-256 - 6 61.3 2064 16 63 187.62009 11-8 126-229-11 55.0 1664 9 55 151.3Total 22-17 283-485-17 58.4 3728 25 63 169.5

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe passinG (att-CoMp-int-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State 5-9-1-67-1; Colgate 11-19-0-120-0; Monmouth 17-26-1-233-1; Towson 9-18-0-157-2; North Carolina A&T DNP; Liberty 24-44-2-382-2; VMI 13-25-2-141-1; North Carolina Central 13-22-0-158-3; Stony Brook 22-33-0-306-2; Gardner-Webb 21-30-0-292-3; Presbyterian 14-22-0-128-1; Charleston Southern 8-8-080-0.2009: Kent State 12-26-1-107-0; Monmouth 14-19-2-203-1; Towson 11-21-1-185-1; North Carolina A&T 5-15-1-99-1; VMI 14-20-0-207-1; Liberty 9-14-1-117-0; Stony Brook 9-14-0-55-0; Clemson 1-5-1-(-1)-0; Gardner-Webb 25-42-1-332-2; Presbyterian 11-23-1-193-3; Charleston Southern 15-30-2-167-0.

MacDowall’s Career rushinG statistiCs GP-GS ATT GAIN LOST NET AVG TD Long AVG/G2008 11-9 80 401 163 238 3.0 5 38 21.62009 11-8 77 289 126 163 2.1 3 24 14.8Total 22-17 157 690 289 401 2.6 8 38 18.2

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe rushinG (att-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State 6-21-0; Colgate 6-29-1; Monmouth 7-29-0; Towson 8-40-1; North Carolina A&T DNP; Liberty 7-(-1)-1; VMI 8-24-0; North Carolina Central 6-3-0; Stony Brook 14-80-1; Gardner-Webb 6-(-6)-0; Presbyterian 8-27-1; Charleston Southern 4-(-8)-0.2009: Kent State 12-25-0; Monmouth 10-21-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 4-14-0; VMI 8-7-0; Liberty 6-(-22)-0; Stony Brook 11-6-0; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 7-9-0; Presbyterian 8-69-2; Charleston Southern 11-34-1.

#48tYLER MccARtHY 5 - 9 / 1 8 0 / c Br e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

a T T l e B o r o , m a S S .a T T l e B o r o H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named an Old Colny Conference All-Star and first

team All-Sun Chronicle ... Scored 70 points as a senior, including nine touchdowns, three 2-point conversions and 10 extra points ... Recipient of an Attleboro Area Football Hall of Fame Scholarship ... As a junior, qualified for the Division I state meet thanks to a season-best of 11.2 in the 100 meters.

Personal: Son of Paul and Vita McCarthy.

#57ADRIAn MccOLLuM 6 - 3 / 2 4 5 / D Tr e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

l i T T l e r o c k , S . c .D i l l o n H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Honored on the High School Sports Report Statewide

All-State squad as well as a WPDE All-Zone selection after leading the Wildcats to the 2A State Championship ... Recorded 89 tackles and four sacks his senior year ... Also named All-Region VIII-AA for his play on the offensive line his senior year.

#93cHAD McfIELD 6 - 1 / 2 8 0 / D TJ u n i o r

m e D F o r D , n . y.p a T c H o g u e - m e D F o r D H S

2009 (So.): Played in all 11 games, getting six start-ing assignments ... Record-ed 25 tackles on the sea-son, including 2.5 tackles for losses ... Posted season highs with four tackles each versus Towson, VMI and LIb-erty ... Added three tackles each versus Monmouth, Stony Brook and Charleston Southern.

2008 (RFr.): Competed in eight games as a redshirt freshman coming off the bench... Had three total tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss on the year... Saw his first action as a Chanticleer at Penn State, recording a solo tackle... Also had tack-les against Colgate and at North Carolina A&T...

2007 (Fr.): Practiced with the team but did not play, redshirting.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was a two-year member of the football squad ... Earned second team All-Division his senior year ... Also competed in basketball all four years. Was a member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Michael and Marlene McField.

McfielD’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 11-6 7 18 25 2.5-5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0




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#51ZAcH McGEHEE 6 - 1 / 2 2 0 / kS o p H o m o r e

l i v i n g S T o n , n . J .l i v i n g S T o n H S

2009 (Fr.): Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, handling the team’s kickoff duties ... Coastal Carolina led the Big South in net kick return yards (41.2) ... Aver-aged 56.9 yards on his 49 kickoffs, putting eight in the endzone for touchbacks ... Recorded two touchbacks each versus Monmouth and Gardner-Webb.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-year varsity football letterwinner at Livings-ton High School ... Was a significant part of the Lancers’ first football State Champi-onship, as he was a fullback, linebacker and kicker on the squad ... Named Newark Star-Ledger First Team All-State as well as earning All-County, All-Conference and New Jersey Group IV “Player of the Year” awards as a senior ... Earned four Newark Star-Ledger Weekly All-Purpose Performer awards his final season as he posted 1,200 rushing and 1,456 all-pupose yards as a fullback for the Lancers ... Also re-corded 38 tackles, two interceptions and three sacks at linebacker and as a punter/kicker converted on 33 of 35 point after attempts, three field goals, averaged 39 yards per punt and had over 90 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks ... In the state championship game rushed for almost 150 yards and tallied two of Livingston’s four touchdowns ... Voted First Team All-County and All-Conference as a junior...

Personal: Son of Jeffrey and Marjorie McGehee..

McGehee’s Career kiCkoff statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TB OB2009 11-0 49 2789 56.9 8 1

#32D.J. McnEILL 5 - 9 / 1 9 0 / r BS o p H o m o r e

g r e e n S B o r o , n . c .p a g e H S

2009 (RFr.): Did not see game action.2008 (Fr.): Redshirted and retained the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Rushed for 950 yards and eight touchdowns on 137

carries in seven games as a senior, earning Metro Class AAAA first team All-Con-ference award and was nominated for the Friday Night Rivalries Player of the Year honor ... Led the Pirates to an undefeated conference championship ... Had 1,250 all-purpose yards as well ... Posted 353 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 42 carries his junior year.

Personal: Son of Darrell and Deborah McNeill.

#79wILL MIDDLEtOn 6 - 5 / 2 5 0 / o lr e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

a c w o r T H , g a .k e l l H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: A four-year letterman in football ... Posted 14 catches

for 121 yards and two touchdowns his senior year at tight end, earning a place on the Cobb County Touchdown Club’s All-County Team on both offense (honorable

mention) and defense (first team) ... Was selected to the Atlanta Journal-Constitu-tion’s The Georgia 150 this season ... Rated two stars by Rivals.com ... Also played linebacker on the defensive side of the ball for the Longhorns, recording 47 total tackles (21 solos), six tackles for loss, three sacks, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles ... Garnered Honorable Mention All-County on offense as a junior as well, while being named the team’s most improved player in his final two years ... Played quarterback during his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Also was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and golf, earning Cobb County basketball Player of the Month honor during his junior year.

Personal: Son of Bill Middleton and Leslie Thomas.

#28cARLtOn MItcHELL 5 - 1 1 / 2 0 5 / l BS e n i o r

c o l u m B i a , S . c .r i D g e v i e w H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in 10 games, starting the first four contests of the year ... Made 20 tackles on the season ... Recorded four tackles with a pass break up in the season opener at Kent State ... Equalled that output two weeks later with four tackles versus Towson .. Had a half sack and an interception at Stony Brook ... Had three tackles and a PBU versus Presbyterian.

2008 (So.): Played in 11 games, earning his first collegiate letter ... Recorded 12 tackles on the year, including eight solos ... Had his best game in the season finale against Charleston Southern, posting two solo and three total tackles ... Also had two tackles each at Penn State and against Liberty ... Had three kickoff returns on the year for 57 total yards...

2007 (RFr.): Did not see game action as a redshirt freshman.2006 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played football his final two years for Ridge View.Personal: Son of James and Shirley Tucker.

MitChell’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 no game action2008 11-0 8 4 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 02009 10-4 15 5 20 0.5-3 0.5-3 1-9 2 0-0 0 0Total 21-4 23 9 32 0.5-3 0.5-3 1-9 2 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2008: Penn State 2-0-2; Colgate 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 1-0-1; North Carolina A&T 0-1-1; Liberty 1-1-2; VMI 0-1-1; North Carolina Central 1-0-1; Stony Brook 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 2-1-3.2009: Kent State 4-0-4; Monmouth 2-1-3; Towson 2-2-4; North Carolina A&T 2-0-2; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook 0-2-2; Clemson 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 3-0-3; Charleston Southern 1-0-1.



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#85JOnAtHAn MORGAn 6 - 0 / 2 0 5 / w rS e n i o r

c H a n T i l l y , v a .c H a n T i l l y H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games, starting the Monmouth and Clemson contests ... Caught 12 passes for 203 yards with an impressive 16.9 yards per catch aver-age ... Caught two passes for 64 yards versus Monmouth, including a season-long 46 yarder ... Hauled in a season-high three passes for 31 yards versus Gardner-Webb.

2008 (So.): Played 11 games for the Chanticleers, garnering his first Coastal Carolina letter ... Had two receptions on the year for 36 yards ... Made his first collegiate catch, a 5-yard grab at North Carolina A&T ... Had a season-best 31-yard reception against Stony Brook.

2007 (RFr.): Played in two games as a redshirt freshman, hitting the field against Presbyterian and VMI.

2006 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Caroilina: A two-year member of the Chargers’ squad ... Earned

the team’s Offensive Player of the Year and Most Improved in his senior year ... Named to the All-Region and Concord District First-Team as well as All-Met Honor-able Mention during his final season.

Personal: Son of Bob Palmer and Pearline Morgan-Palmer.

MorGan’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2007 2 - 0 0 0 - 0 - 0.02008 11-0 2 36 18.0 0 31 3.32009 11-2 12 203 16.9 0 46 18.5Total 24-2 14 239 17.1 0 46 10.0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2008: Penn State 0-0-0; Colgate 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 1-5-0; Liberty 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 0-0-0; Stony Brook 1-31-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth 1-13-0; Towson 2-64-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 2-22-0; Liberty 1-26-0; Stony Brook 1-20-0; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 3-31-0; Presbyterian 1-14-0; Charleston Southern 1-13-0.

#24JOSH nORMAn 6 - 2 / 1 9 0 / c BJ u n i o r


Currently tied for third on Coastal’s career interceptions list with 10.2009 (So.): Named third

team All-American by the Associated Press and made the College Sporting News’ “Fabulous Fifty” All-Amer-ican team ... Earned first team All-Big South ... Shat-tered the league record and tied for second in the nation in interceptions with eight ... Ranked third in intercep-tions per game nationally at 0.73 per game ... Also led the league with 15 pass breakups and tied for eighth nationally at 1.36 per contest ... Ranked sixth on the team with 35 tackles, leading the team with two blocked kicks ... Tied for 18th in the league among de-fensive backs and 40th overall in the Big South in tackles ... Earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week and Na-tional Defensive Player of the Week from two publications after tying a Big South record with three intercep-tions in a game, a win over Gardner-Webb ... Also had a PBU versus the Runnin’ Bulldogs ... Had a season-high six tackles on three separate occasions (at Kent State, at Stony Brook, at Clemson), while also having a pair of interceptions to go with five tackles at Towson ... Added two PBU versus Stony Brook, duplicating the feat versus Presbyterian ... Blocked kicks versus Kent State and VMI.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, getting the start in seven of them ... Had 26 solo and 35 total tackles, tying for ninth most tackles on the team ... Ranked fifth in the Big South with nine passes defended, including a pair of interceptions ... Had four tackles, all solos in his first collegiate game at Penn State ... Earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors after he recorded a season-high seven tackles (six solo) along with one interception and one pass breakup in the win at Presbyterian ... Also had seven tackles against Charleston Southern ... Had his first collegiate interception in the win at North Carolina A&T ... Recorded six tackles, including three solos, against Liberty... Had at least one tackle in 11 of the 12 games.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named All-State as well as being selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game on the defensive side of the ball ... Was also named to the All-Lakeland Region 4A Offense ... Also was a member of the basketball, baseball and track teams throughout high school.

Personal: Son of Roy and Sandra Norman.

norMan’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12- 7 26 9 35 1.0-1 0.0-0 2 - 0 7 0-0 0 02009 11-11 25 18 43 1.0-5 0.0-0 8-72 7 0-0 1 2Total 23-18 51 27 78 2.0-6 0.0-0 10-72 14 0-0 1 2

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2008: Penn State 4-0-4; Colgate 0-1-1; Monmouth 1-0-1; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 1-0-1; Liberty 3-3-6; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 1-2-3; Stony Brook 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb 3-0-3; Presbyterian 6-1-7; Charleston Southern 6-17.2009: Kent State 6-0-6; Monmouth 2-0-2; Towson 2-3-5; North Carolina A&T 3-1-4; VMI 0-2-2; Liberty 3-2-5; Stony Brook 2-4-6; Clemson 4-2-6; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Presbyterian 1-1-2; Charleston Southern 2-3-5.



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#22ERIc O’ nEAL 5 - 1 0 / 2 0 0 / r BS e n i o r

k a T H l e e n , g a .H o u S T o n c o u n T y H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in eight games, starting four ... Missed the final three games due to injury ... Rushed 89 times for 377 yards, averaging 4.2 yards per carry ... Added 17 receptions (fourth-best on the team) for 101 yards ... Carried the ball 17 times for 64 yards, scoring both his season’s touchdowns versus Monmouth ... Had a big game versus North Carolinas A&T, carrying the ball 23 times for 130 yards ... The 23 attempts tied for third-best on the Chants’ single-game list, while the 130 yards ranks ninth-best ... Was productive in the VMI win, gaining 78 yards on the ground and catching five passes for 43 yards.

2008 (So.): Earned his second straight letter after playing in nine games, includ-ing five starts ... Ranked ninth in the Big South in rushing with 405 yards and three touchdowns on 79 carries ... Chipped in 12 receptions for 117 yards as well .... Had a season-best 115 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries against Colgate ... Rushed for 84 yards, including a career-long 49-yard run, and one touchdown on just nine carries in the win over Towson ... Also had a touchdown carry at VMI ... Had three receptions for 40 yards in the season opener at Penn State.

2007 (Fr.): Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, earning his first Coastal Carolina letter ... Had 72 carries for 325 yards and one touchdown along with 11 receptions for 92 yards ... Added 14 kickoff returns for 369 yards, ranking third in the Big South at 26.4 yards per return ... Earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors twice for his play ... Picked up his first league honor after posting 152 all-purpose yards (season-high 77 rushing, 44 receiving, 31 on one kick return) in the home win over Winston-Salem State ... Also got the league’s honor with 117 all-purpose yards, including 95 on three kickoff returns with a season-best of 49, at Liberty ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown against Presbyterian ... Had 10 carries for 62 yards in the home victory over Gardner-Webb ... His season-long run of 29 yards occurred in the home win over Charleston Southern.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned Offensive Player of the Year and first team Class AAAAA All-State honors from the Associated Press and Georgia Sportswriters Association ... Also named Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press first team All-State selection his senior year after leading Region I-AAAAA in rushing

with 1,609 yards and 26 touchdowns along with 24 receptions for 279 yards ... Received Football Fan Club’s All-County and Outstanding Player in Houston County his senior year, as well as the Golden Helmet Award signifying Team MVP ... Also earned All-Region honors and was named the region’s Offensive Player of the Year, as well as All-Middle Georgia ... Selected to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Game ... Rushed for rushed for 161 yards and five touchdowns in the first round of the Georgia State playoffs ... Posted 528 career rushing attempts for 3,006 yards and 39 touchdowns in 25 career games for the Bears with more than 3,700 all-purpose yards ... Averaged more than 100 yards a game in his nine games played his junior year, going for 938 yards and six touchdowns on 181 rushes, garnering All-Region, All-Middle Georgia and All-County honors ... Was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay team, as well as placing third in the 100-meter dash at the Region 5-AAAAA Track Regionals... Played point guard for the basketball team his final two years, helping the Bears’ basketball squad qualify for the postseason as a junior.

Personal: Son of Benjamin and Faye O’Neal.

o’neal’s Career rushinG statistiCs GP-GS ATT GAIN LOST NET AVG TD Long AVG/G2007 11-2 72 350 25 325 4.5 1 29 29.52008 9-5 79 422 17 405 5.1 3 49 45.02009 8-4 89 406 29 377 4.2 2 24 47.1Total 28-11 240 1178 71 1107 4.6 6 49 39.5

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe rushinG (att-YDs-tD)2007: Delaware State 3-3-0; Winston-Salem State 17-77-0; Georgia Southern 6-20-0; James Madison 2-11-0; Furman 4-13-0; Chowan 5-42-0; Presbyterian 6-11-1; VMI 6-28-0; Liberty 7-15-0; Gardner-Webb 10-62-0; Charleston Southern 6-43-0.2008: Penn State 7-8-0; Colgate 17-115-1; Monmouth 13-53-0; Towson 9-84-1; North Carolina A&T DNP; Liberty DNP; VMI 4-24-1; North Carolina Central 10-45-0; Stony Brook DNP; Gardner-Webb 8-18-0; Presbyterian 3-14-0; Charleston Southern 8-44-0.2009: Kent State 4-8-0; Monmouth 17-64-2; Towson 13-40-0; North Carolina A&T 23-130-0; VMI 15-78-0; Liberty 8-21-0; Stony Brook 6-26-0; Clemson 3-10-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern DNP.

o’neal’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2007 11-2 11 92 8.4 0 28 8.42008 9-5 12 117 9.8 0 28 13.02009 8-4 17 101 5.9 0 20 12.6Total 28-11 40 310 7.8 0 28 11.1

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2007: Delaware State 4-27-0; Winston-Salem State 2-44-0; Georgia Southern 0-0-0; James Madison 1-7-0; Furman 0-0-0; Chowan 0-0-0; Presbyterian 0-0-0; VMI 1-7-0; Liberty 1-7-0; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 2-0-0.2008: Penn State 3-40-0; Colgate 2-5-0; Monmouth 2-20-0; Towson 1-11-0; North Carolina A&T DNP; Liberty DNP; VMI 1-8-0; North Carolina Central 0-0-0; Stony Brook DNP; Gardner-Webb 1-8-0; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 2-25-0.2009: Kent State 1-4-0; Monmouth 3-16-0; Towson 1-3-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 5-43-0; Liberty 4-37-0; Stony Brook 3-(-2)-0; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern DNP.

#99DOnnIE OwEnS r S F r e S H m a n

F a y e T T e v i l l e , n . c .D o u g l a S B y r D H S6 - 2 / 2 8 5 / D T

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was a four-year starter, earning first team All-Cape

Fear Region and first team All-Mid Southeastern Conference honors ... Posted 126 total tackles (67 solos), 36 tackles for loss, nine sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... Had six games with 10 or more tackles, including a pair with a season-high 12 tackles ... Also ranked third on the squad in scoring with eight touchdowns and three two-point conversions as a fullback ... Finished with 28 carries and 126 yards on the year ... Helped Douglas Byrd into a berth in the Class 4-A State Championship game, being named Defensive Player of the Game, and a 12-4 record on the season... Was on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Yolanda Gerald.



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c o l u m B i a , S . c .a . c . F l o r a H Sc l e m S o n u n i v .

Spent two seasons at Clemson, redshirting his true freshman season.Prior to Coastal Carolina: At Clemson: 2009 (RFr.): Played in two games ...

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Made the Academic Honor Roll in the 2008 fall semester ... High School: Rated as the #6 offensive guard in the nation out of high school by ESPN.com, #9 offensive guard by Rivals.com and #19 offensive guard by Scout.com ... Rated the #202 player in the nation overall by Rivals.com ... #6 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com ... #9 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep ... #41 offen-sive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep ... Played in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American game ... Nike First Team Underclassmen All-American ... Second Team U.S. Army All-American Combine ... Shrine Bowl pick ... Member of the “Best of the South” according to Tampa Tribune ... Selected to the All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel ... Top-100 player by High School Sports Report ... Carolina Pan-thers Community Captain Award winner ... One of five finalists for the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Trophy Award ... Two-time, first team All-State pick ... First team AP All-State as a senior ... Palmetto Champions All-Star Team AAA Lineman-of-the-Year ... Three-time all-region ... Three-time Columbia All-Area pick ... #1 offensive lineman in South Carolina by SCVarsity.com ... Region Player of the Year as a senior ... Red Zone Player of the Year as a senior ... National Merit semifinalist .

Personal: Son of Kenneth and Rose Page.

#63AnDREw PARSOnS 6 - 1 / 2 7 5 / o lS o p H o m o r e

r o c k i n g H a m , n . c .r i c H m o n D S e n i o r H S

2009 (RFr.): Saw action in three games (North Carolina A&T, Liberty and Gard-ner-Webb).

2008 (Fr.): Practiced with the team but did not see any action, redshirting.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was named to the all-conference first team his se-

nior while leading his team to a 13-1 record ... Was named his team’s Best Of-fensive Lineman his freshman and sophomore years ... Finished fifth in the state as a wrestler his senior year ... Named to All Conference wrestling team his junior and senior years.

Personal: Son of Joe and Debra Parsons.

#54JAMIE PERkInSOn 6 - 3 / 2 3 0 / l SS e n i o r

H a r T S v i l l e , S . c .H a r T S v i l l e H S

2009 (Jr.): Saw action on special teams in seven games.2008 (So.): Picked up his second collegiate letter after again handling the snap-

ping duties on punts for Coastal Carolina’s 12 games.2007 (Fr.): Earned his first letter after serving as the snapper on punts in all 11

games.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Lettered in football all four years ... Named Preseason

All-Conference as a senior .... Also competed in track and weightlifting for the Red

Foxes during high school, finishing fifth in the state weightlifting meet his senior year ... Was also a member of the Honor Roll, French National Honor Society and Key Club as well as serving as Student Body Vice President.

Personal: Son of Jim Perkinson and Angie Lawrence.

#5cHRIS PRESLEY 6 - 4 / 1 8 0 / w rS o p H o m o r e

B a m B e r g , S . c .B a m B e r g - e H r H a r D T H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games, starting the Gardner-Webb contest ... Caught four passes for 68 yards with a touchdown ... Score came on a 50-yard completion versus Monmouth ... Also caught passes versus Towson, VMI and Clemson.

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman and retained the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: North-South All-Star Game selection ... High School

Sports Report Class A All-State team as a senior playing quarterback, while also being named to the Orangeburg Times and Democrat All-Area Second Team ... Two star recruit by Scout.com ... Was on the Honor Roll and Who’s Who as well as in the Garnet and Black Club.

Personal: Son of Gaines and Gail Presley.

presleY’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2009 11-1 4 68 17.0 1 50 6.2

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth 1-50-1; Towson 1-4-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 1-2-0; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson 1-12-0; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#80MYROn ROGERS 6 - 2 / 2 2 5 / T eJ u n i o r

c o l u m B i a , S . c .i r m o H S

2009 (So.): Did not see game action.2008 (RFr.): Did not see any action due to an injury.2007 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman and retained the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Lettered his final three years at Irmo HS ... Named as

one of the top 100 seniors by High School Sports Report ... Led the Yellow Jackets to a Region 5-4A title and into the Class 4A championship game his senior season ... Snagged 20 receptions for almost 400 yards his junior season after helping the team to the state title game his sophomore year ... Also was a starter for the Yellow Jackets’ basketball squad.

Personal: Son of Kent Rogers.



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#96JEffERY SALLEY r e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

B a m B e r g , S . c .B a m B e r g - e H r H a r D T H S5 - 1 0 / 2 6 5 / D T

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played for the South in the South Carolina North-

South All-Star game ... A first team all-region ... Set the South Carolina record for bench press at the South Carolina Weights Competition, benching 405 pounds in the 250-pound weight class.

Personal: Son of Jeffrey and Mary Salley.

#12BRIAn SAnDERS 5 - 1 1 / 1 9 5 / SS e n i o r

H i g H p o i n T , n . c .T. w. a n D r e w S H S

2009 (Jr.): Saw action in all 11 games ... Credited with eight tackles on the season ... Ended the year with a season-high three tackles at Charles-ton Southern.

2008 (So): Played in all 12 games, drawing the start in two of them, to pick up his second Coastal Carolina let-ter ... Recorded 31 total tack-les, including 18 solos and one interception ... Tallied a career-best six tackles with four solos in the road win at Gardner-Webb ... Had his first collegiate interception against Charleston Southern ... Had four tackles against Towson and three each against Liberty, VMI, North Carolina Central and Presbyterian ... Posted at least one tackle in each of the 12 games.

2007 (Fr.): Played in 10 contests as a true freshman and earned his first collegiate letter ... Recorded eight tack-les on the season, including a pair of solos ... Had his best game of the year in the sea-son finale at Charleston Southern, posting four tackles.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Two-time first team all-conference and all-county performer, as well as all-area his senior year, that posted 38 tackles and five in-terceptions as a senior ... Also had 40 tackles and seven interceptions along with rushing for 503 yards and posting 430 receiving yards his junior season to lead the Red Raiders to the Class 3A Playoffs ... Had 70 tackles and seven picks his sophomore year to earn honorable mention All-Conference ... Also was four-year letterwinner in baseball ... Served as baseball’s team captain his senior year and earned all-conference honors for the second straight season ... Was conference runner-up in 145-pound weight class in wrestling as a freshman ... Named to the Honor Roll, graduating with a 3.9 GPA.

Personal: Son of Samuel and Tammy Sanders.

sanDers’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 10-1 2 6 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 - 0 0 0-0 0 02008 12-2 18 13 31 1.0-3 0.5-2 1-11 1 0-0 0 02009 11-0 3 5 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 - 0 0 0-0 0 0Total 33-3 23 24 47 1.0-3 0.5-2 1-11 1 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2007: Delaware State 0-0-0; Winston-Salem State 0-0-0; Georgia Southern 0-0-0; James Madison 0-1-1; Furman 0-0-0; Chowan 0-1-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; VMI 0-1-1; Liberty 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb DNP; Charleston Southern 1-3-4.2008: Penn State 2-0-2; Colgate 0-1-1; Monmouth 2-0-2; Towson 3-1-4; North Carolina A&T 1-0-1; Liberty 3-0-3; VMI 1-2-3; North Carolina Central 0-3-3; Stony Brook 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb 4-2-6; Presbyterian 2-1-3; Charleston Southern 0-2-2.2009: Kent State 1-0-1; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-1-1; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 0-1-1; Stony Brook 0-1-1; Clemson 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 1-2-3.

#61StEvE SIMPSOn 6 - 2 / 2 6 5 / o lS o p H o m o r e


2009 (RFr.): Did not see game action.2008 (Fr.): Redshirted and kept the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Started on the offensive line his final two years at

Greenwood ... Earned All-Lakeland and all-region honors his senior season, play-ing at both center and tackle ... As a junior, split time between offensive line and tight end, helping the Eagles to the Class 4A State Championship in 2007 and a 13-2 overall record.

Personal: Son of Jimmy and Angie Simpson.

#8tRAvIS SMALL 5 - 1 0 / 1 9 0 / r Br e D S H i r T F r e S H m a n

c H e r a w , S . c .c H e r a w H S

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Started all 58 career games at Cheraw... Led the

Braves to the Class AA State Championship in 2006 and 2007 and finished as the second-ranked high school rusher in South Carolina history with 7,109 yards and 88 touchdowns... Posted 1,520 yards as a senior after rushing for 1,964; 2,255 and 1,370 yards his junior, sophomore and freshmen seasons, respectively.



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#68SEtH SMALLS 6 - 4 / 3 4 0 / o lS e n i o r

m o n c k S c o r n e r , S . c .B e r k e l e y H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games, serving as the team’s starting left guard in 10 ... Helped pave the way for first team All-American running back Tommy Fraser ... Helped Coastal rank 37th in the nation in rushing (153 ypg).

2008 (So.): Played in nine games, starting eight of them, to pick up his second letter... Started the first two at left tackle with his other six starts at left guard.

2007 (RFr.): Started all 11 games at left guard for the Chants, one of just two players to do so on the offensive line.

2006 (Fr.): Did not see action as a true freshman, redshirting.Prior to Coastal Carolina: A four-year letterwinner in football for Berkeley HS

... Named High School Sports Report first team Class 4A All-State his senior year ... Also was a two-year letterwinner in track and field.

Personal: Son of Abraham and Janette Smalls.

#16DESMOnD StEwARD 5 - 1 1 / 2 3 0 / l BJ u n i o r

D o u g l a S v i l l e , g a .D o u g l a S c o u n T y H S

2009 (So.): Played in all 11 games, starting nine ... Tabbed second team All-Big South ... Led the Chants in tackles (60), while ranking 17th in the league (5.45 avg.) ... Was 12th among linebackers in tackles … Posted 16 tackles at Towson, the second-best individual performance in the Big South for the season and second-highest single-game total in Coastal Carolina history … Had 28 tackles in Big South action, including a high of eight with 1.5 tackles for loss in the home victory over Gardner-Webb … Also had seven tackles in the home win over VMI … Had five tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and his first interception in the win over Presbyterian … Posted six tackles at Clemson.

2008 (Fr.): Played all 12 games for the Chants, starting against North Carolina Central and at Gardner-Webb, to garner his first collegiate letter ... Had 10 solo and 28 total tackles on the year, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Had a career-best game in the win over North Carolina Central, posting a team-high 11 tackles ... Had four tackles at VMI and three at North Carolina A&T ... Recorded a solo tackle for loss at Penn State in the season opener.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted his true freshman season.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play in the GACA North-South All-Star

Game ... A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Tigers, recording more than 300 tackles in his career ... Two-time Douglas County Defensive Player of the Year while also serving as captain his final two seasons ... Had 151 tackles his senior year after recording 140 as a junior ... Also played fullback for the Tigers his first three seasons.

Personal: Son of Robert and Deborah Miley.



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stewart’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2008 12-2 11 19 30 1.5 - 2 0.0-0 0 - 0 0 0-0 0 02009 11-9 22 38 60 4.5 - 8 0.5-2 1-16 1 0-0 0 0 Total 23-11 33 57 90 6.0-10 0.5-2 1-16 1 0-0 0 0


#81ADRIAn SuLLIvAn 5 - 6 / 1 5 0 / w rS o p H o m o r e

c H a r l e S T o n , S . c .B i S H o p e n g l a n D H S

2009 (Fr.): Played in eight games, starting six, before missing the final three games of his true freshman season ... Caught eight passes for 120 yards with a touchdown ... Hauled in three passes for 54 yards and a score in the win over VMI ... The TD was a 41-yarder and gave Coastal a 7-6 lead in the 20-6 victory ... Had two receptions for 14 yards in his collegiate debut at Kent State ... Had a 35-yard reception against Liberty.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Lettered in football and track his sophomore through his senior seasons at Bishop England.

Personal: Son of Aubrey and Shelia Sullivan..

sullivan’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2009 8-6 8 120 15.0 1 41 15.0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2009: Kent State 2-14-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 1-10-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 3-54-1; Liberty 1-35-0; Stony Brook 1-7-0; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb DNP; Presbyterian DNP; Charleston Southern DNP.

#12JOSH tHOMASOn 6 - 0 / 1 9 5 / Q BJ u n i o r

H e l e n a , a l a .p e l H a m H SB e l H a v e n c o l l e g e

2009 (So.): Did not see game action.2008 (RFr.): Sat out the 2008 season due to NCAA transfer rules.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Belhaven College in fall 2007 for his true

freshman season ... High School: Lettered in football three years for the Panthers... Senior year threw for 2,900 yards and 29 touchdowns as well as rushed 500 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Was named Birmingham News Super Senior and Player of the Week during the season ... Earned the honor of second team All-State, first team All-Shelby County and started at quarterback for the North in Alabama’s North/South game ... Junior year was honorable mention All-State and first team All-Shelby County ... Also was named Birmingham News Player of the Week and Buffalo Rock Player of the Week during his junior year.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Kim Thomason.

#38cHRIS wALLS 6 - 2 / 2 0 5 / l BS e n i o r

c o n w a y , S . c .c o n w a y H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in 10 games, starting nine and missing the Stony Brook game ... Ranked seventh on the team in tackles with 43, includ-ing 3.5 tackles for losses and 2.5 sacks ... Had at least one tackle in each of his games ... Started the year with five stops at Kent State, including a nine-yard sack ... Followed that with seven tack-les versus Monmouth ... Also had seven stops in the VMI win ... Tallied a season-best nine tackles versus Liberty ... Had six tackles in the Presbyte-rian game, including a 13-yard sack.

2008 (So.): Started all 12 games his sopho-more season ... Was third on the team with 58 total tackles and 26th in the Big South at 4.8 tackles per game ... Also had 8.5 tackles for 43 yards of loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception and three pass breakups ... Opened the season with five tackles, all of them solos, at Penn State ... Tied a career best with seven tackles each at VMI and at Gardner-Webb ... Had five tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and one pass breakup in the win at Presbyterian ... Had six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and his first career in-terception in the win over North Carolina Central ... Posted six tackles also against Colgate ... Recorded at least four tackles in 10 of the 12 games.

2007 (Fr.): Played in 10 games off the bench as a true freshman for the Chants, earning his first collegiate letter ... Tallied 19 tackles on the season, including eight solos, and 1.0 tackles for loss ... Had a season-high seven tackles with three so-los at James Madison ... Also totaled four tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, in the home win at Charleston Southern ... Forced a fumble in the home win over Chowan.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-year letterwinner in football ... Led Conway to the Division II Class 4A state title game his senior year ... Named The Sun News “Toast of the Coast” Defensive Player of the year after posting 138 tackles, includ-ing 20 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, six pass breakups, one fumble recovered and one blocked kick his senior year at linebacker and defensive end ... Also was honored on the Class 4A All-State squad by High School Sports Report and to the All-Zone squad by WPDE-TV ... As a junior was also on the “Toast of the Coast” defensive squad and All-Zone after recording 121 tackles (67 solo), 10.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and two forced fumbles as a rush end/outside line-backer for the Tigers ... Started on varsity his sophomore year, posting 80 tackles and two sacks.

Personal: Son of Samuel Walls and Erma Poinsette.

walls’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2007 10 - 0 9 10 19 2.0 - 4 0.0 - 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 02008 12-12 33 25 58 8.5-43 2.5-13 1-8 3 0-0 0 02009 10- 9 23 20 43 3.5-30 2.5-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0Total 32-21 65 55 120 14.0-77 5.0-39 1-8 3 0-0 1 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2007: Delaware State DNP; Winston-Salem State 0-0-0; Georgia Southern 1-0-1; James Madison 3-4-7; Furman 0-1-1; Chowan 1-0-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; VMI 2-1-3; Liberty 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 1-3-4.2008: Penn State 5-0-5; Colgate 2-4-6; Monmouth 3-1-4; Towson 1-3-4; North Carolina A&T 2-13; Liberty 3-1-4; VMI 2-5-7; North Carolina Central 2-4-6; Stony Brook 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb 4-3-7; Presbyterian 4-1-5; Charleston Southern 4-1-5.2009: Kent State 4-1-5; Monmouth 4-3-7; Towson 1-2-3; North Carolina A&T 2-1-3; VMI 3-4-7; Liberty 4-5-9; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Presbyterian 4-2-6; Charleston Southern 1-0-1.



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#17AkEEM wESLEY 6 - 1 / 2 1 5 / w rS o p H o m o r e


2009 (RFr.): Played in eight games ... Only caught two passes, but both went for touchdowns ... Scored from six yards out at Liberty and hauled in a 25-yard score versus Gardner-Webb.

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted to retain the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-year starter at Coffee County HS ... Second

team all-region his junior and senior seasons ... Holds the school record for touch-downs in a game with three ... Posted 462 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 37 catches his senior season and was named Offensive MVP for the team .... Had 26 receptions his junior year for 421 yards and three touchdowns ... Also played safety ... Was a three-sport standout, starting two years, earning four letters and garnering all-region honors in basketball his junior year ... Averaged 15 points a game his senior year and was named to play in the North/South All-Star Game and the squad’s Defensive Award winner ... Also a one-year letterwinner in track, running the hurdles.

Personal: Raised by grandmother Johnnie Lee Traylor.

wesleY’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2009 8-0 2 31 15.5 2 25 3.9

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 1-6-1; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 1-25-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#34MARcuS wHItEnER 5 - 1 0 / 2 0 0 / r BS o p H o m o r e

J o n e S v i l l e , S . c .u n i o n c o u n T y H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in eight g ames ... Av-eraged 4.3 yards per carry (22 attempts for 95 yards) ... Also caught four passes for 71 yards with one touchdown, all coming ver-sus Gardner-Webb ... Also rushed six times for 19 yards versus the Runnin’ Bulldogs ... The 39-yard TD versus GWU cut Coastal’s deficit to three (17-14) in the third quarter and started a run of 16 unanswered points en route to the win ...

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted his freshman year to retain the year of eligibility.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Gained 2,000 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns his se-nior year ... Named the Spartanburg Her-ald-Journal Offensive Player of the Year ... Rushed for 1,400 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior ... Was named to the All-Region team his freshman through his senior sea-sons ... Also name to the All-Academic team by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal all four years.

Personal: Son of Leon Whitener and An-gela Littlejohn.

whitener’s Career rushinG statistiCs GP-GS ATT GAIN LOST NET AVG TD Long AVG/G2009 8-0 22 102 7 95 4.3 0 13 11.9

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe rushinG (att-YDs-tD)2009: Kent State 1-08-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 3-27-0; VMI 2-9-0; Liberty 1-7-0; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 6-19-0; Presbyterian 5-27-0; Charleston Southern 4-6-0.

whitener’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2009 8-0 4 71 17.8 1 39 8.9

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson DNP; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook DNP; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 4-71-1; Presbyterian 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.

#98DOMInIquE wHItESIDE6 - 3 / 2 5 5 / D eS o p H o m o r e

H e n D e r S o n v i l l e , n . c .H e n D e r S o n v i l l e H S

2009 (RFr.): Played in nine game, collecting 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks on the season ... Had three tackles each versus NC A&T, VMI, Liberty and Presbyterian ... Credited with a half sack versus NC A&T and a solo sack against Presbyterian.

2008 (Fr.): Redshirted his freshman year to retain the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game ...

Was also an all-area and all-conference selection ... Totaled 173 tackles and seven sacks in 2007 ... Also averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds as a senior in basketball ... Was named to play in the Blue-White All-Star game in basketball ... Was a state champion in the discus and shot put in track and field his senior season.

Personal: Son of Andre Whiteside and Shanell Landrum.

whitesiDe’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 9-0 7 6 13 1.5-15 1.5-15 0-0 0 0-0 0 0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Kent State 0-0-0; Monmouth DNP; Towson 0-1-1; North Carolina A&T 2-1-3; VMI 2-1-3; Liberty 1-2-3; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson DNP; Gardner-Webb 0-0-0; Presbyterian 2-1-3; Charleston Southern 0-0-0.



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#25BRAnDOn wHItLEY 6 - 3 / 2 0 0 / w rS e n i o r

a u g u S T a , g a .g l e n n H i l l S H S

2009 (Jr.): Played in all 11 games, leading the Chants in both receptions (31), receiving yards (483) and receiving touchdowns (4) ... Ranked eighth in the Big South in both receptions (2.57 avg.) and receiving yards (42.64 avg.) ... Hauled in a season-best five passes for 94 yards versus VMI ... Also caught five passes (for 42 yards) against Gardner-Webb ... Caught four passes for 85 yards, including a six-yard score against Towson ... Only had one reception versus North Carolina A&T, but it was a 55-yard score ... Also caught four passes for 34 yards against Mon-mouth ... Had a 26-yard TD as part of a two-catch, 56-yard performance against Presbyterian ... Caught a 37-yard touchdown versus Charleston Southern, a game he had four catches for 69 yards.

2008 (So.): Played in all 12 games, getting the start in three, to garner his sec-ond Coastal Carolina letter ... Ranked second on the team in receiving with 32 catches for 382 yards and three touchdowns ... Had four catches for 39 yards and his first collegiate score in the win at Monmouth ... Posted a season-high 91 yards and one touchdown on just three receptions in the win over Towson ... His 63-yard touchdown reception against Towson was a team season-long ... Had a season-best five catches for 35 yards against Charleston Southern ... Also had a touch-down catch in the home victory over North Carolina Central ... Had at least one reception in 11 of 12 games.

2007 (RFr.): Played in nine games as a redshirt freshman, earning his first col-legiate letter... Did not have any receptions on the year.

2006 (Fr.): Took a medical redshirted his true freshman season after suffering a season-ending knee injury on the first day of fall practice.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named honorable mention all-area by the Augusta Chronicle after recording 29 catches for 394 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Was a preseason “Dream 16” selection prior to his senior year ... As a junior helped the squad to an 8-3 record, including a 5-1 region record, and a berth in the state playoffs for the first time since 1986, making eight catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns and posting one kickoff return for a touchdown ... Had 22 catches for 489 yards and nine touchdowns his sophomore season and added two kickoff and two punt return touchdowns as well, leading the Spartans to the playoffs ... Also a two-year starter on the Spartans’ basketball team, leading them to the state play-offs his junior year as their second leading scorer after averaging 17.3 points per game... Earned All-Area Honorable Mention honors his junior year ... Posted 19.8 points a game his sophomore year, earning the team’s MVP award ... Ran track his senior year, qualifying for the state championships as part of the 4x100-meter relay squad ... Also was a member of the Honor Roll and Student Council.

Personal: Son of Yolanda Whitley.

whitleY’s Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2007 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 12-3 32 382 11.9 3 63 31.82009 11-6 31 483 15.6 4 55 43.9Total 32-9 63 865 13.7 7 63 27.0

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCeivinG (no-YDs-tD)2007: No receptions in nine games.2008: Penn State 1-6-0; Colgate 2-11-0; Monmouth 4-39-1; Towson 3-91-1; North Carolina A&T 4-40-0; Liberty 2-32-0; VMI 0-0-0; North Carolina Central 4-42-1; Stony Brook 1-12-0; Gardner-Webb 3-45-0; Presbyterian 3-29-0; Charleston Southern 5-35-0.2009: Kent State 2-16-0; Monmouth 4-34-0; Towson 4-85-1; North Carolina A&T 1-55-1; VMI 5-94-0; Liberty 1-6-0; Stony Brook 3-23-0; Clemson 0-0-0; Gardner-Webb 5-45-0; Presbyterian 2-56-1; Charleston Southern 4-69-1.

#66PAt wILLIAMS6 - 1 / 2 7 5 / o lS o p H o m o r e

a T l a n T a , g a .w e S T l a k e H S

2009 (RFr.): Saw action in six games as a back-up lineman.2008 (Fr.): Redshirted his true freshman season to keep the year of eligibility.Prior to Coastal Carolina: Second team Class 2-AAAA all-region selection ...

Named to the Honor Roll.Personal: Son of Paul and Janice Williams.



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#86MARquEL wILLIS 6 - 1 / 1 9 5 / w rS e n i o r

S u m m e r v i l l e , S . c .S u m m e r v i l l e H ST H e c i T a D e l

2009 (Jr.): Played in 11 games, starting five ... For the season, had 14 receptions for 145 yards ... Caught three passes for 37 yards in the season-opener ... Big game was haulking in four passes for 55 yards in the Gardner-Webb game ... Added two receptions each versus Monmouth and Charelston Southern.

2008 (So.): Started seven of the 11 games played in to earn his first collegiate letter ... Had 27 receptions for 387 yards and receiving corps-best six touchdowns ... Had a career-best seven catches for 145 yards, including a season-long 30-yard-er, and two touchdowns against Liberty ... Had four catches for 20 yards and two scores in the win at Gardner-Webb ... Also scored touchdowns at VMI and against Stony Brook ... Had at least three receptions in the final six games of the season.

2007 (RFr.): Sat out the 2007 season per NCAA rules after trans-ferring from another FCS program.

Prior to Coastal Caro-lina: Spent the fall 2006 semester at The Citadel ... Played in five games, getting one start, as a true freshman ... Had seven catches for 75 yards and one carry for 42 yards on the year ... High School: Started and lettered his final two years in football ... Named to the honorable mention All-Lowcountry squad after posting 35 catches for 607 yards and six touchdowns for the Green Wave ... Was a team captain his senior year, helping his team to a region title and state runner-up ... Also was a two year starter in basketball ... Ran 11.2 100-meter dash on the track team, while also competing in the 400-meter dash and the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay squads.

Personal: Son of Melvin and Cynthia Willis.

willis’ Career reCeivinG statistiCs GP-GS No. YDS Avg. TD Long AVG/G2006 * 5- 1 7 75 10.7 0 26 15.02007 — Redshirted at Coastal Carolina —2008 11-7 27 287 14.3 6 30 35.22009 11-5 14 145 10.4 0 20 13.2Total 27-13 48 507 10.6 6 30 18.8* — Statistics from The Citadel

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe reCievinG (no-YDs-tD)2006: Texas A&M DNP; Charleston Southern DNP; Pittsburgh DNP; Chattanooga DNP; Wofford 2-15-0; Furman 4-59-0; Western Carolina 1-1-0; Georgia Southern 0-0-0; Appalachian State DNP; VMI 0-0-0; Elon DNP.2008: Penn State 1-10-0; Colgate 0-0-0; Monmouth 1-19-0; Towson 0-0-0; North Carolina A&T 0-0-0; Liberty 7-145-2; VMI 4-44-1; North Carolina Central DNP; Stony Brook 3-64-1; Gardner-Webb 4-20-2; Presbyterian 3-39-0; Charleston Southern 4-46-0.2009: Kent State 3-37-0; Monmouth 0-0-0; Towson 2-20-0; North Carolina A&T 1-8-0; VMI 0-0-0; Liberty 0-0-0; Stony Brook 0-0-0; Clemson 1-(-1)-0; Gardner-Webb 4-55-0; Presbyterian 1-11-0; Charleston Southern 2-15-0.

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#39 JEff ALLEn6 - 3 / 2 4 5 / F BF r e S H m a n

m o r g a n T o w n , w. v a .m o r g a n T o w n H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Class AAA Second Team All-State selection by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association at defensive line his senior year for the Mohigans, while also earning First Team All-Conference after leading Morgantown into the playoffs ... Also played fullback, where he rushed for almost 700 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year ... Named to the 2009 Charleston Daily Mail Preseason All-State football team ... Had 167 carries for 1,062 yards and 17 touch-downs as a junior, earning Second Team All-State and First Team All-Conference honors at the position ... Also caught 10 passes for 179 yards and two additional scores in 2008 ... Led his squad to an 11-2 mark, a conference title and a berth in the state semifinals his junior year.

#75 MO ASHLEY6 - 5 / 3 0 0 / o lF r e S H m a n

H o n e a p a T H , S . c .B e l T o n - H o n e a p a T H H S

First name is Matthew, but prefers to be called “Mo.”Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to represent South Carolina in the Shrine

Bowl after being named the Class AAA Upper State Lineman of the Year by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association ... Also earned 2009 Class AAA All-State honors from the High School Sports Report as well as All-Area accolades ... Anderson area Scholastic Player of the Year ... Also all-area as a sophomore and junior, adding all-region honors as a junior.

Personal: Son of Mark and Mona Ashley.

#67 SHAnE BALLARD 6 - 3 / 2 1 5 / l SF r e S H m a n

m a n n i n g , S . c .m a n n i n g H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Helped the Monarchs to a 10-4 record his senior year, losing to eventual state-champion Dillon in the Class AA Lower State finals.



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#89 JAMAuL BOSwELL 6 - 1 / 2 1 0 / w rJ u n i o r

H e m p S T e a D , n . y.u n i o n D a l e H SH o F S T r a u n i v .

Transferred to Coastal Carolina for his final two seasons as Hofstra dropped the football program.

Prior to Coastal: Redshirted his one season at Hofstra (2009) ... Junior College: Came to Hofstra after two years at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York...Played two seasons for the Lions ... Was third on the team in receptions with 21 for 251 yards and one touchdown ... High School: Was a four-year member of the football, baseball and track and field teams at Uniondale (NY) High School ... Was selected Uniondale’s Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2007 ... Named to all-conference teams in football, track and baseball ... Picked team Most Valuable Player in baseball and Offensive Most Valuable Player in football as a senior ... Scholar-athlete recipient in baseball.

#45 MORGAn BYRD5 - 1 1 / 1 8 5 / w rF r e S H m a n

m y r T l e B e a c H , S . c .m y r T l e B e a c H H S

High School: Multi-dimensional athlete who played multiple positions for the Seahawks ... Was selected to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game ... One of the leaders on Myrtle Beach’s state champion team in 2008 as well as the Lower State Championship and state runner-up in 2009 ... Rushed for 716 yards and 20 touchdowns on 114 carries his senior year, earning Class AAA All-State honors from the High School Sports Report, Region VII-AAA First Team accolades and se-lection to The Sun News “Toast of the Coast” and WPDE All-Zone teams ... Had 20 receptions for 287 yards and five touchdowns as well as 11 punt returns for 192 yards his senior season ... Rushed for more than 100 yards in a pair of games and had seven games scoring two or more touchdowns ... Season high rushing was 129 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries against St. James ... Also contributed on spe-cial teams, returning kicks and punts and holding for extra points and field goals ... Has also been a key cog on Myrtle Beach’s baseball squad.

Personal: Son of Ronny and Gail Byrd.

#50 AuStIn cAIn6 - 0 / 1 8 5 / pF r e S H m a n

k e n n e S a w , g a .H a r r i S o n H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played several positions, as well as kicker and punter at Harrison ... Was a Cobb County All-Star and lettered in football and basketball ... Brother Travis previously played for the Chanticleers while older brother Grant is currently an assistant coach with Coastal Carolina football program.

#47 GRAnt cLAYtOn5 - 7 / 1 7 0 / kr S F r e S H m a n

c o l u m B i a , S . c .a . c . F l o r a H Su n i v . o F l o u i S i a n a - m o n r o e

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Redshirted the 2009 season at Louisiana-Monroe ... At AC Flora HS: Earned All-State and all-region honors as a place kicker and a punt-er ... Playe din the South Carolina-North Carolina Shrine Bowl, making a 44 yarder in the contest ... Earned All-Midlands honors as a place kicker ... Went 9-for-12 on field goal attempts as a senior with a season-long of 54 yards.

Personal: Son of John and Lexie Clayton.

#9 cODY cRAIG 6 - 3 / 2 0 5 / Q BF r e S H m a n

m o n c k S c o r n e r , S . c .T i m B e r l a n D H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected as one of the quarterbacks for South Caro-lina in the 2009 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas after leading Timberland to the Lower State semifinals his senior year ... Named the 2009 Class AA Lower State Back of the Year by the High School Football Coaches Association ... Was also one of the state’s 10 winners of the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ... Also honored on the Class AA All-State squad by the High School Sports Report following both his junior and senior seasons ... Rushed for more than 1,000 yards his senior season, leading the Wolves to a region title and a 12-1 mark ... Threw for over 800 yards and 10 touchdowns his junior year in a predominantly run-oriented offense while leading the Wolves to the Class AA Lower State finals ... Was 26-2 as the starting quarterback his final two seasons for the Wolves ... Will also play baseball for Head Coach Gary Gilmore’s nationally-ranked squad as he is a left-handed pitcher and played various field positions ... Was a Class AAA All-State selection in baseball in 2008 and Class AA pick in 2009 by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association ... Ranked third in his class with a GPA of 4.57.

Personal: Son of Art and Tammy Craig.

#64 kALEB DEES 6 - 5 / 2 9 5 / o lF r e S H m a n

l a u r e n S , S . c .l a u r e n S H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A four-year starter for the Raiders... Earned a place on the South Carolina squad for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, helping the team to a win in the game... Also named to the Third Team All-State squad by The State, playing predominantly at left guard... Also honored on the Class AAAA All-State squad by the High School Sports Report... Helped the Raiders to an 11-3 record and a berth in the state semifinals... Garnered All-Region honors his junior sea-son... Joins high school teammate Logan Hall in the Chanticleers’ recruiting class... Was a member of the Beta Club his freshman year and All-State Academic Letter his final three years...

Personal: Son of Dan and Judy Dees.



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#44 MOOn EDwARDS 6 - 0 / 2 4 0 / D eF r e S H m a n

p a g e l a n D , S . c .p a g e l a n D H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to the South Carolina squad for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, recording four tackles including one for loss ... Named to the High School Sports Report Statewide Defense All-State first team his senior year after earning a spot on the publication’s Class A First Team as a junior ... Also garnered South Carolina Football Coaches Association Upper State Lineman of the Year and Class A Defensive Player of the Year, as well as earning Honorable Men-tion All-State honors from The State ... Named his team’s Most Valuable Player his final season after leading Chesterfield to its third straight Class A-I State Champi-onship and fourth consecutive Upper State crown ... Had 91 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and five fumble recoveries last season.

Personal: Son of Gregory and Cathy Edwards.

#48 ZAck ELLIMAn6 - 0 / 1 8 0 / w rF r e S H m a n

S o c a S T e e , S . c .S o c a S T e e H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named to Region VII-AAA First Team, The Sun News “Toast of the Coast” squad and WPDE All-Zone squad his senior year ... In 2009 was 52-for-121 passing for 833 yards and six touchdowns while rushing 135 times for 920 yards and 11 scores in a triple-option for the Braves ... Rushed for more than 1,000 yards his junior year ... Was a two-year starter at quarterback ... Is a Life Scholarship recipient.

#43 PHILIP GEORGE 6 - 1 / 1 9 5 / SF r e S H m a n

c o l u m B i a , S . c .r i D g e v i e w H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Picked to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game following his senior season ... Was a running back and safety for Keenan, rushing for more than 1,200 yards at tailback and recording 81 tackles and nine pass breakups his final year ... Named his school’s Defensive Back of the Year after his junior season when he recorded 85 tackles, nine tackles for loss, three sacks and six interceptions ... Also played basketball and baseball at Keenan.

Personal: Son of Philip George, Sr., and Tarsha Frierson.

#73 cHAD HAMILtOn6 - 3 / 2 9 0 / o lF r e S H m a n

c H a r l e S T o n , S . c .J a m e S i S l a n D H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A 2009 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas selection as well as South Carolina’s Class AAAA Lower State Lineman of the Year ... Also named to the 2009 Palmetto Champions All-Star Team, the Class AAAA All-State squad by The High School Sports Report and the Post and Courier’s All-Lowcountry team after leading James Island to the second round of the playoffs ... Helped lead the team to 2,700 yards passing and 1,300 yards rushing on the year ... Ran a 4.95 40-yard dash at the 2009 Shrine Bowl combine, one of just six offensive linemen to break five seconds and the largest of the group.

Personal: Son of Anthony and Gail Hamilton.

#62 PAtRIck HAnSEn6 - 3 / 2 6 5 / o lF r e S H m a n

k i n g S p o r T , T e n n .D o B y n S - B e n n e T T H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named to the East squad for the 2009 Toyota East-West All-Star game in Tennessee .... Named first team Offense for the All-Big East and All-Northeast Tennessee squads, as well as to the Times-News Elite Team ... Had 17 pancake blocks on the season ... Played multiple positions on the line for the Indians, playing center his senior year and guard as a junior.

Personal: Son of Christopher Hansen and Mary Lou Fajman.

#91 JOHnnY HARtSfIELD 6 - 3 / 2 6 0 / D TS o p H o m o r e

S T . p e T e r S B u r g , F l a .B o c a c i e g a H SH o F S T r a u n i v .

Spent two seasons at Hofstra, redshirting in 2008 ... Transferred to Coastal Caro-lina for the 2010 season as Hofstra dropped its football program.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: (2009 - RFr.): Played in 10 games, starting three (Stony Brook, Bryant and New Hamshire) ... Had 15 tackles on the season, including 3.5 for losses and an 11-yard sack ... Also logged a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... Sack came against Bryant ... Part of a defense that ranked 26th nationally, al-lowing just 306.36 yards per game ... (2008 - Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman and did not play ... High School: Played four years of football and wrestled for one year at Boca Ciego High School in Gulfport, Fla. ... Named to all-county and All-Suncoast All-Star teams ... Posted 65 tackles and nine sacks as a senior ... Recorded 63 tackles and nine sacks as a junior, and 38 tackles and five sacks as a sophomore ... Named to academic honor roll and Doorways Scholar.

Personal: Son of Stephanie Coston.

hartsfielD’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 * 10-3 8 7 15 3.5-18 1.0-11 0-0 0 1-0 1 0* — Statistics from Hofstra

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Stony Brook 1-2-3; Bryant 1-0-1; Richmond 0-0-0; Western Michigan 0-0-0; James Madison 0-2-2; Maine 1-0-1; Rhode Island 2-1-3; New Hampshire 1-2-3; Delaware 2-0-2; Northeastern DNP; Massachusetts 0-0-0.

#84 MAtt HAZEL 6 - 3 / 1 8 0 / w rF r e S H m a n

n o r T H a u g u S T a , S . c .n o r T H a u g u S T a H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named to the 2009 Shrine Bowl squad represent-ing South Carolina ... Also selected to the High School Sports Report’s Statewide Offense All-State team after recording 75 catches, 1,193 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior while leading North Augusta to the second round of the playoffs ... Finalist for Aiken Standard High School Offensive Player of the Year.



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#3 ARAMIS HILLARY 6 - 1 / 2 1 0 / Q BS o p H o m o r e

n o r T H a u g u S T a , S . c .S T r o m T H u r m o n D H Su n i v . o F S o u T H c a r o l i n a

Transferred to Coastal Carolina after two seasons at South Carolina.Prior to Coastal Carolina: at South Carolina: 2009 (RFr.): Did not see any game

action ... Was a member of the 2009 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll ... 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman ... Missed some of the fall drills after undergoing knee surgery ... High School: Logged 2,400 yards and 16 touchdowns passing and another 980 yards and 18 scores rushing as a senior .... Led his team to the third round of Class 3A playoffs ... Was a North-South All-Star selection ... Was an honorable mention All-State selection by The State ... Was the first recipient of the inaugural Deon Grant Award, given to the overall Player of the Year in the Augusta area ... Also named the All-Area South Carolina Player of the Year by the Augusta Chronicle ... Named to the All-Atlantic Region team by PrepStar magazine ... Passed for 1,762 yards and ran for 752 more as a junior, producing 21 TDs ... Rivals.com ranked him as the #14 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the 19th-best player in the Palmetto State.

#29 DOntAvIOuS JOHnSOn 5 - 9 / 1 7 0 / c BS o p H o m o r e

w e S T p a l m B e a c H , F l a .p a l m B e a c H l a k e S H SH o F S T r a u n i v .

Spent two seasons at Hoftra, transferring for the 2010 season as Hofstra dropped its football program.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: (2009 - RFr.): Played in five games, getting three tack-les — all versus Richmond — and a pass breakup ... 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true-freshman and did not play ... High School: Was a three-year member of both the football, and track and field teams at Palm Beach Lakes High School in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Named to all-area first team on defense ... Voted team Defen-sive Most Valuable Player as a senior after posting 65 tackles, six interceptions and two returns for touchdowns ... Also posted 10 receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns in 2007 ... Played in the Outback Bowl All-Star Game and led his team with nine tackles ... Notched 35 tackles and hauled in 16 passes for 242 yards and four touchdowns as a junior ... Advanced to the third round of playoffs in his last two seasons with records of 10-2 and 11-1 ... Placed third in the state in the 4x100 relay.

johnson’s Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 * 5 - 0 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0* — Statistics from Hofstra

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Stony Brook DNP; Bryant 0-0-0; Richmond 2-1-3; Western Michigan 0-0-0; James Madison DNP; Maine DNP; Rhode Island DNP; New Hampshire DNP; Delaware 0-0-0; Northeastern DNP; Massachusetts 0-0-0.

#28 AAROn JOnES 6 - 0 / 2 3 5 / r BF r e S H m a n

g r e e n S B o r o , n . c .w e S T e r n g u i l F o r D H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Rushed for more than 1,000 yards and had over 500 receiving yards and a combined 26 touchdowns his senior season ... Had a school record-tying six touchdowns in a single game in 2009 ... Also played on the defen-sive side of the ball also posted 10 career fumble recoveries and two career inter-ceptions ... Was effective on special teams where he had six career punt blocks and five career field goal blocks.

Personal: Son of Dewayne and Varnetta Jones.

#30 MIkE MccLuRE 6 - 0 / 1 9 5 / l BF r e S H m a n

r o c k H i l l , S . c .r o c k H i l l H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named to the All-Region team his senior year as well as being selected to play in the SCADA North-South game ... Recorded 143 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three sacks and one interception his final season, leading the squad to a Region 4-AAAA Championship and an 11-1 mark overall ... A three-year starter for the Class AAAA Bearcats, playing both inside and outside linebacker.

Personal: Son of Charlie and Patricia McClure.

#87 ROnnIE MOSES 6 - 1 / 1 8 5 / w rF r e S H m a n

m y r T l e B e a c H , S . c .c a r o l i n a F o r e S T H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Earned a spot on The Sun News “Toast of the Coast” and WPDE All-Zone teams after ranking third in the area with school-record 63 catches for 857 yards and six touchdowns for the Panthers ... Caught a then school-record 51 passes his junior season.

#77 DEvIn tAYLOR 6 - 3 / 2 7 5 / o lF r e S H m a n

S u m m e r v i l l e , S . c .S u m m e r v i l l e H S

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl representing South Carolina ... Two-year starter for the Green Wave who earned Statewide Offense All-State honors from the High School Sports Report his senior year ... Handled both center and long snapper duties during his career.



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#51 cHRIS tHOMAS 6 - 1 / 2 0 0 / D eS o p H o m o r e

S T a T e n i S l a n D , n . y.c u r T i S H SH o F S T r a u n i v .

Spent two seasons at Hofstra, redshirting his true freshman season ... Will have three years eligibility and will be able to play the fall of 2010 as Hofstra dropped its football program.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: At Hofstra: 2009 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games at line-backer ... Had 11 tackles for the season, including one for a loss of three yards ... 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true-freshman and did not see any game action ... High School: Lettered in football and track at Curtis High School on Staten Island ... Helped team to 2007 New York City championship ... Named to All-New York State Class AA first team ... First team All-New York City selection ... Named to All-PSAL team ... Team captain ... Tallied 95 tackles and 15 sacks as a senior ... Selected to play in the 2008 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge.

thoMas’ Career Defensive statistiCs GP-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-YDS Sack-YDS Int-YDS PBU FR FF BLK2009 * 11-0 8 3 11 1.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0* — Statistics from Hofstra

Career GaMe-BY-GaMe taCkles (solo-asst-tot)2009: Stony Brook 1-0-1; Bryant 2-0-2; Richmond 0-1-1; Western Michigan 0-0-0; James Madison 0-0-0; Maine 1-2-3; Rhode Island 0-0-0; New Hampshire 0-0-0; Delaware 2-0-2; Northeastern 0-0-0; Massachusetts 2-0-2.

#37 PERnELL wILLIAMS 6 - 1 / 1 8 5 / c BF r e S H m a n


Prior to Coastal Carolina: Had 77 tackles (58 assisted), four interceptions, 20 pass breakups and one sack his junior year, including 11 solo tackles in a Class 5A playoff game ... Finished his career with 12 interceptions despite missing four games his senior year due to injury ... Also played basketball and was a long jump-er for the Trojans.

Personal: Son of Jacquelyn Ferrell.